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Sir William Lawrence Bragg, CH, OBE, MC, FRS [1] (31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer (1912) of Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structure.
Mar 27, 2024 · Sir Lawrence Bragg was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer (1912) of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structure. He was joint winner (with his father, Sir William Bragg) of the Nobel Prize for Physics in.
William Lawrence Bragg. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915. Born: 31 March 1890, Adelaide, Australia. Died: 1 July 1971, Ipswich, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: Victoria University, Manchester, United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays” Prize share: 1/2. Life.
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William Lawrence Bragg was born on March 31, 1890 in Adelaide, capital of the British colony of South Australia. His father was William Henry Bragg, Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Adelaide. His mother was Gwendoline Todd, an accomplished watercolor artist. Lawrence was the first of his parents’ three children.
In 1889 he married Gwendoline Todd, daughter of Sir Charles Todd, F.R.S., Postmaster General and Government Astronomer of South Australia. Their son William Lawrence Bragg shared the Nobel Prize with his father. After a life of astonishing productiveness, Sir William Bragg died on March 10, 1942.
Sir William Lawrence Bragg (March 31, 1890 – July 1, 1971) was an Australian physicist who independently and in partnership with his father, William Henry Bragg, pioneered the use of X-rays for determining the atomic structure of crystalline substances. For their contributions, father and son jointly received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915.
William Lawrence Bragg was a physicist and X-ray crystallographic, known for discovering Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction.
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