William Henry Bragg
British scientist (1862–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with son and fellow Nobel Prize winner William Lawrence Bragg.
Sir William Henry Bragg OM KBE FRS (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was an English physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who uniquely[1] shared a Nobel Prize with his son Lawrence Bragg – the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics: "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays".[2] The mineral Braggite is named after him and his son. He was knighted in 1920.
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Born | (1862-07-02)2 July 1862 Wigton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom |
Died | 12 March 1942(1942-03-12) (aged 79) London, England, UK |
Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | X-ray diffraction X-ray spectroscopy Bragg's law Bragg peak Bragg–Gray cavity theory Bragg–Paul Pulsator |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1915) Barnard Medal (1915) Matteucci Medal (1915) Rumford Medal (1916) Copley Medal (1930) Faraday Medal (1936) John J. Carty Award (1939) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Adelaide University of Leeds University College London Royal Institution |
Notable students | W. L. Bragg Kathleen Lonsdale William Thomas Astbury John Desmond Bernal John Burton Cleland |
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He is the father of Lawrence Bragg. Father and son jointly won the Nobel Prize. |
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