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Focusing on Max von Laue's groundbreaking contributions to 20th-century science, this biography explores his pivotal discovery of X-ray interference effects, which revealed the wave-like nature of X-rays and advanced solid-state research. Awarded the Nobel Prize for his work, Laue also supported Einstein's relativity and published significant papers on light scattering and superconductivity. Notably, he maintained his moral integrity during the Nazi regime, making this the first comprehensive biography of a scientist who significantly impacted both physics and ethics.
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Max von Laue, Jost Lemmerich
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- 2022
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- Title
- Max von Laue
- Subtitle
- Intrepid and True: A Biography of the Physics Nobel Laureate
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jost Lemmerich
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 436
- ISBN13
- 9783030946982
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Science & Math, Nature, Natural sciences, Physics, Chemistry
- Description
- Focusing on Max von Laue's groundbreaking contributions to 20th-century science, this biography explores his pivotal discovery of X-ray interference effects, which revealed the wave-like nature of X-rays and advanced solid-state research. Awarded the Nobel Prize for his work, Laue also supported Einstein's relativity and published significant papers on light scattering and superconductivity. Notably, he maintained his moral integrity during the Nazi regime, making this the first comprehensive biography of a scientist who significantly impacted both physics and ethics.