Laue

American  

[lou-uh] / ˈlaʊ ə /

noun

1. Max Theodor Felix von 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.

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Laue British  

/ ˈlauə /

noun

1. Max Theodor Felix von (maks ˈteːodoːr ˈfeːlɪks fɔn). 1879–1960, German physicist. He pioneered the technique of measuring the wavelengths of X-rays by their diffraction by crystals and contributed to the theory of relativity: Nobel prize for physics 1914

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Example Sentences

When people refuse to give access to their smartphones for evidence, Mr. Laue said, the device can be sent to a lab operated by the federal government that uses software that can bypass passwords.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

Stern disliked quanta, and together with his friend Max von Laue, he had pledged that “if this nonsense of Bohr should in the end prove to be right, we will quit physics.”

From Scientific American • Feb. 8, 2022

"Even average Joes and Josephines can reach millionaire status. You just need to follow certain guidelines," Laue says.

From US News • Jan. 29, 2016

The experiments were convincing, and the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to von Laue for his suggestion leading to the proof that x rays are EM waves.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

She would start a workshop, like Mr. Dehnicke's, employ about a dozen women with Mrs. Laue, of course, as forelady.

From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann