Theory Debye Scherrer

University in Ithaca. Nobel Prize in 1936 for contributions to the knowledge of molecular structure based on his research on dipole moments, X-ray diffraction (Debye-Scherrer method), and electrons in gases. His investigations of the interaction between ions and electric fields resulted in the - Debye-Huckel theory. See also -> Debye-Falkenhagen effect, - Debye-Huckel limiting law, - Debye-Huckel length, - Debye relaxation time. 

While much of his reputation was based on nonpolymeric accompHshments, such as demonstrated by the Debye-Huckel theory, the Debye-Scherrer x-ray diffraction technique, the Debye-Sears effect in liquids, the Debye temperature, the Debye shielding distance, the Debye frequency and the Debye unit of electric moment, his development of the hght scattering technique for the determination of the molecular weight of polymers resulted in his also being recognized as a world class polymer scientist. 

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