When was Lawrence Bragg born?

Lawrence Bragg was born on 31 March 1890 in Adelaide.

What positions has Lawrence Bragg held?

Positions held by Lawrence Bragg include: president (1927–1929); Langworthy Professor (1919–1937).

Where did Lawrence Bragg study?

Lawrence Bragg was educated at University of Adelaide, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Australian National University.

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Lawrence Bragg

Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer

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Sir William Lawrence Bragg (31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian and 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 development of X-ray crystallography.

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Born: 31 March 1890 wd
Place of birth: Adelaide wd
Died: 1 July 1971 wd
Place of death: Ipswich wd
Citizenship: United Kingdom, Australia wd
Occupation: mathematician, physicist, university teacher, crystallographer, chemist, Nobel Prize winner wd
Education: University of Adelaide, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Australian National University, University of Leeds, Queen's College, North Adelaide, St Peter's College wd
Spouse: Alice Grace Jenny Hopkinson wd

Positions held wd

president (1927–1929)
Langworthy Professor (1919–1937)

Awards wd

Fellow of the Royal Society
Military Cross
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Copley Medal (1966)
Roebling Medal (1948)
Royal Medal (1946)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1915)
Hughes Medal (1931)
Matteucci Medal (1915)
X-ray badge (1955)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1967)
Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1934)
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Guthrie Lecture (1952)
Knight Bachelor

About

As of 2026, Bragg is the youngest ever Nobel laureate in physics, or in any science category, having received the award at the age of 25. Bragg was the director of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, when James D. Watson and Francis Crick reported the discovery of the structure of DNA in February 1953.

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When was Lawrence Bragg born?: Lawrence Bragg was born on 31 March 1890 in Adelaide.
What positions has Lawrence Bragg held?: Positions held by Lawrence Bragg include: president (1927–1929); Langworthy Professor (1919–1937).
Where did Lawrence Bragg study?: Lawrence Bragg was educated at University of Adelaide, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Australian National University.

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