Although Max von Laue, Walter Friedrich, and Paul Knipping had discovered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals, it was Lawrence Bragg who understood how it could be exploited scientifically.
Přestože difrakci paprsků X na krystalech objevili Max von Laue, Walter Friedrich a Paul Knipping, byl to Lawrence Bragg, kdo pochopil, jak by jí šlo vědecky využít.