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William Henry Bragg

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William Henry Bragg

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British scientist (1862–1942)

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William Henry Bragg was born in 1862 and died in 1942. He was recognized in the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Physics collection, and the Copley Medal collection.

He received one Nobel Prize. His Erdős number is 7.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1915

    “for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Wigton
Place of death
London
Child
William Lawrence Bragg
Educated at
King William's College
Employer
University of Adelaide
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
X-ray diffraction
Doctoral advisor
Edward Routh
Student of
J. J. Thomson
Doctoral student
Willy Burgers
Field of work
mathematics
Sport
lacrosse
Image
Wh-bragg.jpg
Work location
Adelaide
Residence
Australia
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member of
American Philosophical Society
Commons category
William Henry Bragg
date of birth
1862-07-02
date of death
1942-03-10
Erdős number
7
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William Henry Bragg
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
birth name
William Henry Bragg
name in native language
William Henry Bragg
different from
William Bragg
ethnic group
English people
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interested in
physics
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Sir William Henry Bragg (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was a British X-ray crystallographer 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," an important step in the development of X-ray crystallography.

Early life and education

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