Laue

[ lou-uh ]

noun

1. Max The·o·dor Fe·lix von [mahks , tey, -oh-doh, r, , fey, -liks f, uh, n], 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.

Laue

/ ˈlauə /

noun

1. LaueMax Theodor Felix von18791960MGermanSCIENCE: physicist 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

Example Sentences

Two delivery men, aged 23 and 26, were arrested after leaving a package at the Laue Langevin Institute and telling guards as they left, “We did it. We delivered a bomb,” the local Le Dauphine Libere reported.

From Seattle Times

The Mental Calculation World Cup was founded in 2004 by German computer scientist Ralf Laue and takes place every two years.

From Literature

It was the logical culmination of Laue’s two hobbies: mental arithmetic and collecting unusual records.

From Literature

Laue adopted the categories already chosen by Guinness World Records—the multiplication of two eight-digit numbers, the addition of ten ten-digit numbers, extracting the square root of six-figure numbers to eight significant figures and finding the day of the week of any date between 1600 and 2100.

From Literature

Frank-Michael Laue, who started the unit after a two-decade career as a criminal prosecutor, said that stiff penalties draw attention and change behavior.

From New York Times