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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectWilliam Lawrence Bragg
Dates
March 31, 1890 – July 01, 1971
Authorized Form of Name
Bragg, William Lawrence, Sir, 1890-1971
Additional Forms of Names
Bragg, Lawrence
Bragg, Lawrence, Sir, 1890-1971
Bragg, W. Lawrence, Sir (William Lawrence)
Bragg, William L.
Bragg, William Lawrence, 1890-1971
Брэгг, Уильям Лоуренс, 1890-1971
Biography
Abstract
Sir William Lawrence Bragg was a crystallographer. His studies established the relationship between the wavelength x-rays on the crystal structure. He and his father William Henry Bragg were awarded the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays."
Important Dates
March 31, 1890Birth, Adelaide (S.A.).
1908Obtained first-class honours degree in mathematics, Adelaide University, Adelaide (S.A.).
1912Obtained first-class honours degree in Natural Science Tripos, Trinity College, Cambridge (England).
1914Awarded Bernard Medal, United States Academy of Sciences.
1914 – 1915Fellow and Lecturer in Natural Science, Trinity College, Cambridge (England).
1915Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics along with his father Henry William Bragg "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays".
1915 – 1919Technical Adviser on Sound Ranging, Map Section, G.H.Q., France.
1918Awarded Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
1919 – 1937Langworthy Professor of Physics, Manchester University, Manchester (England).
1921Fellow, Royal Society.
1931Awarded Hughes Medal, Royal Society.
1934Co-wrote "The Crystalline State" with father William Henry Bragg.
1936Co-wrote "Electricity" with father William Henry Bragg.
1937Co-wrote "Atomic Structure of Minerals" with father William Henry Bragg.
1937 – 1938Director, National Physical Laboratory, London (England).
1938 – 1953Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).
1941Knighted.
1946Awarded Royal Medal, Royal Society.
1948Awarded Roebling Medal, Mineralogical Society of America.
1954 – 1956Director, Royal Institution of London, London (England).
1958 – 1960Chairman, Frequency Advisory Committee.
July 1, 1971Death, Ipswich (England).
Occupation
Crystallographer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Bragg, Alice Grace Jenny Hopkinson
Wife.
Bragg, Gwendoline Todd
Mother.
Bragg, William Henry, 1862-1942
Father. PhD advisor at University of Leeds and awarded 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with son William Lawrence Bragg.
Advisors & Collaborators
Bailey, S. W.
Advised by Bragg at University of Cambridge.
Brindley, George William, 1905-
Advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Dunitz, Jack D.
Advised by Bragg at the Royal Institution.
Fankuchen, Isidor, 1904-1964
Post doctorally advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Hirsch, P. B. (Peter Bernhard)
Advised by Bragg at University of Cambridge.
James, R. W. (Reginald William)
Advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Kendrew, John C. (John Cowdery),
Advised by Bragg at University of Cambridge.
Perutz, Max F.
Post doctorally advised by Bragg at University of Cambridge.
Ross, M. A. S.
Advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Advised by Bragg at Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
Schuster, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1934
PhD advisor at University of Manchester.
Signer, Rudolph, 1903-1990
Post doctorally advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Taylor, W. H.
Advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Thomson, J. J. (Joseph John), 1856-1940
PhD advisor at University of Cambridge.
Tolansky, S. (Samuel),
Advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Warren, B. E. (Bertram Eugene), 1902-
Post doctorally advised by Bragg at University of Manchester.
Wilson, A. J. C. (Arthur James Cochran), 1914-
Advised by Bragg at University of Cambridge.
Additional
Cockcroft, John, Sir, 1897-1967
Mott, N. F. (Nevill Francis), Sir, 1905-1996
Thomson, G. P. (George Paget), 1892-1975
Venter, J. Craig
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869-1959
Institutions
Major Positions
National Physical Laboratory (Great Britain).
Director.
Royal Institution (Great Britain).
Director.
Trinity College (University of Cambridge)
Obtained first-class honours degree in Natural Science Tripos (1912). Fellow and Lecturer in Natural Science.
University of Cambridge. Department of Physics
Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics.
University of Manchester
Langworthy Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Crystallographic Association
Columbia University. Department of Physics
J. Craig Venter Institute
Mineralogical Society of America
Awarded 1948 Roebling Medal.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Awarded 1914 Bernard Medal.
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Fellow and awarded 1931 Hughes Medal and 1946 Royal Medal.
University of Adelaide
Obtained first-class honours degree in Mathematics (1908).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
History of protein analysis [sound recording]: delivered at the American Crystallographic Association meeting, 1967.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral History interview with Sir William Lawrence Bragg, 1969 June 20.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Sir William Lawrence Bragg, 1970.
Manuscript Section
National Library of Australia
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Subject
Columbia University Department of Physics Historical Records, 1862-1997.
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Columbia University
Butler Library, 6th Floor East, New York, NY 10027, USA
Ernest Merritt early American Physical Society movies [video recording], 1930-1934.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
J. Craig Venter Institute history of molecular biology collection, 1909-2000.
Archives
J. Craig Venter Institute
4120 Capricorn Lane, La Jolla, CA 92037