German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi (1879–1960). Max von Laue was born on 9 October 1879 in what is now Germany. Max von Laue is remembered as a physicist, university teacher and crystallographer, a citizen of Germany. Notable works include “X-ray” and “Laue equations”.
Before and after
- 14 March 1879Birth of Albert Einstein
- from 5 April 1879 to 4 April 1884War of the Pacific
- 26 April 1879Birth of Owen Willans Richardson
- from August 1879 to October 1880Victorio's War
- 9 October 1879Birth of Max von Laue
- 22 October 1879Edison's carbon-filament lamp burns for 13 hours
- 26 October 1879Birth of Leon Trotsky
- 5 November 1879Death of James Clerk Maxwell
- from 17 November 1879 to 29 May 1885International Association of the Congo
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