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William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and son: the most extraordinary collaboration in science.

Author(s) : JENKIN J.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

In 1912, Lawrence Bragg explained the interaction of X-rays with crystals, and he and his father (William) thereby pioneered X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. They shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 for their joint development of X-ray crystallography. This biography charts how this pair rose from obscurity io international prominence and then back to undeserved obscurity. It highlights the interactions between father and son that made their project possible, emphasizes personal, family, and wider human relationships, and offers new insights into teaching and research in a British colonial setting.

Details

  • Original title: William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and son: the most extraordinary collaboration in science.
  • Record ID : 2008-1885
  • Languages: English
  • Publication: Oxford University Press - United kingdom/United kingdom/United states/United states
  • Publication date: 2008
  • ISBN: 9780199235209
  • Source: Source: 474 p. (16 x 24); fig.; phot.; ref.; index; GBP 35.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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