Professor Sir William Lawrence Bragg
Preferred forename Lawrence
Professor of physics
- Born
- 31 March 1890, Adelaide, South Australia
- Died
- 1 July 1971, Waldringfield (Suffolk), England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Prof Sir William Henry Bragg [qv]
- Mother
- Gwendoline Todd (water colourist; daughter of Sir Charles Todd [qv])
- Married Alice Grace Jenny Hopkinson
Degrees
| 1908 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- MA Cantab.
- FRS 1921.
- Langworthy Prof of Physics, Manc 1919-37.
- Cavendish Prof of Experimental Physics, Cantab 1938-54.
- Dir, Royal Institution 1954-66.
- Knight bachelor 1941, CH 1967.
- Winner of Nobel Prize for Physics 1915 (jointly with his father).
Military service
- First World War: Major British Army (OBE 1918, MC 1918).
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bragg-sir-william-lawrence-31340
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001998b.htm