Physicist, born in Wigton, Cumbria, NW England, UK. With his son, William Lawrence Bragg, he founded X-ray crystallography. After studying at Cambridge, he became professor of mathematics at Adelaide, Australia (1886), and professor at Leeds in 1909, where from 1912 he worked in conjunction with his son. They were awarded a joint Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915, the only fatherson partnership to share this honour. Bragg moved to University College London the same year, and became director of the Royal Institution in 1923.
William Henry Bragg|
William Henry Bragg |
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| Born |
July 2, 1862 Wigton, Cumberland, England |
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| Died |
March 12, 1942 London, England |
| Residence | Australia, UK |
| Nationality | English |
| Institution |
University of Adelaide University of Leeds University College London Royal Institution |
| Alma Mater | Cambridge University |
| Doctoral Advisor | J.J. Thompson |
| Doctoral Students |
William Lawrence Bragg Kathleen Lonsdale |
| Known for | X-ray diffraction |
| Notable Prizes | Nobel Prize in Physics (1915) |
Note that he is the father of William Lawrence Bragg.TimelineUniversity of Adelaide (1886-1908) University of Leeds (1909-15) University College London (1915-23) Royal InstitutionPrizesNobel Prize (1915) Matteucci Medal (1915) Rumford Medal (1916) Copley Medal (1930) Hughes Medal (1931)Selected publicationsWilliam Henry Bragg, (1925) — The Crystalline State - The Romanes Lecture for 1925. |
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