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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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Lawrence Bragg, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his father William Henry Bragg for their work on X-rays and crystal structure. Find out how he became the youngest Nobel laureate and a pioneer in X-ray analysis of protein molecules.
Jun 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.
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Lawrence Bragg discovered how to ‘see’ the positions of atoms in solids. His discovery has had an enormous impact on chemistry, biology, and mineralogy. Bragg showed how X-rays passing through a crystal collect information allowing the crystal’s atomic structure to be deduced.
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.
Nov 7, 2012 · A century ago this week, physicist Lawrence Bragg announced an equation that revolutionized fields from mineralogy to biology, writes John Meurig Thomas.
Sir Lawrence Bragg, who died on July 1 1971 aged 81, had the unique distinction of having himself created the science to which he devoted his life's work, and lived long enough to experience its revolutionary impact, first on inorganic chemistry and mineralogy, then on metallurgy, and finally on organic chemistry and biochemistry.
