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Sir William Henry Bragg OM KBE FRS (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was an English physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who uniquely 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".
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 was awarded jointly to Sir William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays"
Sir William Bragg was a pioneer British scientist in solid-state physics who was a joint winner (with his son Sir Lawrence Bragg) of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915 for his research on the determination of crystal structures.
Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Sir William Henry Bragg. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915. Born: 2 July 1862, Wigton, United Kingdom. Died: 12 March 1942, London, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: University College, London, United Kingdom.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 was awarded jointly to Sir William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays"
Sir William Henry Bragg (July 2, 1862 – March 10, 1942) was an English physicist who, independently and in partnership with his son, William Lawrence Bragg, pioneered the use of X-rays to determine the atomic structure of crystalline substances.
Mar 1, 2018 · 1. Research beginnings. Professor William Bragg is one of the most distinguished professors ever to have been appointed to The University of Adelaide, and Sir Lawrence Bragg, one of its most distinguished graduates. This father and son research team discovered and developed X-ray crystallography, which revolutionised science and medicine.
Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942), and BRAGG, Sir WILLIAM LAWRENCE (1890-1971), physicists, were father and son. William Henry was born on 2 July 1862 at Westward near Wigton, Cumberland, England, son of Robert John Bragg, merchant navy officer and farmer, and his wife Mary, née Wood.
William Henry Bragg was a physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who shared a Nobel Prize with his son Lawre.
May 14, 2018 · The English physicist Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) was the founder of the science of crystal-structure determination by x-ray diffraction methods. He received the Nobel Prize in physics jointly with his son, William L. Bragg, in 1915.
