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Charles Barkla

English physicist (1877-1944)

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Charles Glover Barkla was a British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1917 for his discovery of characteristic X-rays.

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Born
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Place of birth
Widnes wd
Died
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Place of death
Edinburgh wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Trinity College, University of Liverpool, University of Cambridge, King's College wd
Spouse
Mary Esther Cowell wd

Awards wd

  • Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1917)
  • Hughes Medal (1917)
  • Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1916)

Questions

When was Charles Barkla born?
Charles Barkla was born on 7 June 1877 in Widnes.
Where did Charles Barkla study?
Charles Barkla was educated at Trinity College, University of Liverpool, University of Cambridge, King's College.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Charles Barkla · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q160522 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Charles Glover Barkla 01.jpg by George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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