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“Notwithstanding these major arguments the wave theory initially did not meet with complete acceptance.”

Quote by Max von Laue

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Max von Laue
Max von Laue

German physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1902. Max von Laue is renowned for his contributions to X-ray crystallography. In 1912, he discovered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals, which laid the foundation for X-ray crystallography. more

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