Microcrystalline diffraction

The Braggs established a method to determine crystal structures using X-ray diffraction. This advance showed that useful results could also be obtained by diffracting powdered solids.
 Peter Joseph William Debye United States 1917 Microcrystalline diffraction

The Braggs established a method to determine crystal structures using X-ray diffraction. This advance showed that useful results could also be obtained by diffracting powdered solids.