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Portrait of William Lawrence Bragg taken when he was around 40 years old. Sir William Lawrence Bragg, CH, OBE, MC, FRS (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.
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.
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Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. 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.
Mar 27, 2024 · father Sir William Bragg. Sir Lawrence Bragg (born March 31, 1890, Adelaide, S.Aus., Austl.—died July 1, 1971, Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng.) 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.
William Lawrence Bragg’s work during the war earned him a Military Cross. His work on the X-ray earned him and his father a joint Nobel Prize in Physics, which he was awarded while still in France with the British army, at just 25 years-old. The win was bittersweet for the father-son pair, however. The Braggs’ younger son, Robert, was ...
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William Lawrence Bragg William Lawrence Bragg Born March 31, 1890 North Adelaide, South Australia Died July 1, 1971. Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Residence Australia, UK: Nationality Australian-English: Institutions Victoria University Cambridge University: Alma mater University of Adelaide Cambridge University: Academic advisor J.J. Thompson
William Lawrence Bragg was a physicist and X-ray crystallographic, known for discovering Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction.
