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Max Theodor Felix von Laue
Max von Laue (1879 -1960) best known work, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1914, was his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays on crystals.
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Philipp von Lenard
Philipp von Lenard (1861 - 1947) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905 for his important work on cathode rays. Lenard's work on cathode rays served as a basis for the development of the ...
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Von Neumann's 5th Postulate
Considers the validity of Von Neumann's 5th postulate, used to consider whether a hidden variables theory can give deterministic results.
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The Second Law of Thermodynamics
A general description of the second law with ideas of entropy and quotes from some scientists. Non Mathematical description. The site also includes recent book reviews, (eg authors: Werner ...
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Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1811 - 1894) showed that the assumption that work could not continually be produced from nothing led to the conservation of kinetic energy. He also argued that ...
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Klaus von Klitzing - Cirriculum Vitae
Klaus von Klitzing (1943 - ) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1985 for his discovery of the quantized Hall effect.
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Madgeburg Hemispheres
300 years ago, Otto von Guericke arranged a demonstration in Magdeburg, Germany to demonstrate the air pump which he had invented. He made two hemispherical iron vessels which could be put together ...
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