Science · 1890–1971

William Lawrence Bragg

Nobel Prize winner who pioneered X-ray crystallography

Did you know?He remains the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, receiving the award at the age of twenty-five.

Sir William Lawrence Bragg (31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian-born British X-ray crystallographer who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his father William Henry 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…

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Age at death: 81
Years since death: 55

Born: March 31, 1890 · Adelaide, Australia
Died: July 1, 1971
Nationality: Australian
Known for: Science

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Father: William Henry Bragg
Mother: Gwendoline Todd
Spouse: Alice Grace Jenny Hopkinson
Children: Patience Mary Bragg, Stephen Bragg

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