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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-11-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001998b.htm person Bragg William Lawrence Kt OBE FRS MC AACR2 31 March 1890 1 July 1971 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Waldringfield, England Physicist Nobel laureate Sir Lawrence Bragg was born and educated in Adelaide and then moved to England where he was Professor of Physics, Victoria University, Manchester 1919-1937, at Cambridge 1938-1954 and Director, 1954-1966, of the Royal Institution. In 1915 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics jointly with his father, Sir William Bragg. 1908 1908 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Adelaide 1914 1914 Career position - Fellow and lecturer in natural science, University of Cambridge 1914 1918 Military service - First World War. Captain, Depot, Field Survey Company [Work on sound-ranging for the artillery in France] 1 Jan 1918 1 Jan 1918 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - for services in connection with the War in France, Egypt and Salonika 1918 1918 Award - Military Cross (MC) 1919 1937 Career position - Langworthy Professor of Physics, Victoria University, Manchester [in succession to Ernest Rutherford] 1921 1921 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1931 1931 Award - Hughes Medal, The Royal Society, London 1937 1938 Career position - Director, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington 1938 1954 Career position - Cavendish professor of experimental physics, Cambridge [in succession to the late Lord Rutherford] 1 Jan 1941 1 Jan 1941 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) [conferred 18 Feb 1941] 1946 1946 Award - Royal Medal, The Royal Society, London 1954 1966 Career position - Director, Royal Institution 1966 1966 Award - Copley Medal, The Royal Society, London 1 Jan 1967 1 Jan 1967 Award - Companion of Honour - for services to Science Bragg, William Henry (1862 - 1942) Nobel Laureates, Australia (1901 - )

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 'Bragg, William Lawrence (Lawrence)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bragg, William Lawrence (Lawrence) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 - Presentation Speech Granqvist, G. Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 - Presentation Speech 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Journal Article: Obituaries: Oscar Ulrich Vonwiller: Clive Melville Harris: Charles Bickerton Blackburn: Lawrence Bragg Obituaries: Oscar Ulrich Vonwiller: Clive Melville Harris: Charles Bickerton Blackburn: Lawrence Bragg 1973 Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 106 3/4 130-132 Resource Section: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 'for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays' The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 'for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays' 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Book Section: William and Lawrence Bragg Beale, R William and Lawrence Bragg Sydney ABIE Australian Business and Investment Explorer 2004 Australia's Nobel Laureates - Adventures in Innovation 24-33 Journal Article: A Unique Partnership: William and Lawrence Bragg and the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics Jenkin, John A Unique Partnership: William and Lawrence Bragg and the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics 2001 Minerva 39 373-392 Journal Article: The 1901 Royal Visit to Adelaide: an Account by William and Gwendoline Bragg Jenkin, John The 1901 Royal Visit to Adelaide: an Account by William and Gwendoline Bragg 1986 Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia 14 19-34 Book: The Bragg Family in Adelaide: a Pictorial Celebration Jenkin, John The Bragg Family in Adelaide: a Pictorial Celebration Adelaide University of Adelaide 1986 Book Section: Sir William Lawrence Bragg, 1890-1971 Phillips, David Sir William Lawrence Bragg, 1890-1971 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: The Great War brought us tragedy but it also birthed Australian science Spurling, Tom; Webb, John Mark The Great War brought us tragedy but it also birthed Australian science Australia The Conversation AU 2015 The Conversation Journal Article: An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here's how his work is changing the world D'Alessandro, Deanna An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here's how his work is changing the world Melbourne The Conversation Media Group Ltd 2025 The Conversation Resource Section: Sir William Lawrence Bragg - Biography Sir William Lawrence Bragg - Biography 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Jenkin, John 2005 Historical Records of Australian Science 16 1 111-113 Journal Article: Braggs' law or Bragg's law? Jenkin, John Braggs' law or Bragg's law? 2012 Australian Physicist 49 72.9 Review: Isis Wheaton, Bruce R. 2012 Isis 103 605-6 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Macleod, Roy 2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 20 1 131-133 Journal Article: Picking winners: W. H. and W. L. Bragg at the Royal Institution Thomas, John Meurig Picking winners: W. H. and W. L. Bragg at the Royal Institution 2011 Notes and Records of the Royal Society 65 163-82 Book: William and Lawrence Bragg: the Most Extraordinary Collaboration in Science Jenkin, John William and Lawrence Bragg: the Most Extraordinary Collaboration in Science Oxford Oxford University Press 2007 Book: Bragg About Adelaide: Two Men, a Science Revolution, a Nobel Prize, it all Started Here South Australian Museum Bragg About Adelaide: Two Men, a Science Revolution, a Nobel Prize, it all Started Here Adelaide South Australian Museum 2005 Book: Salute to the X-ray pioneers of Australia Trainor, J. P. Salute to the X-ray pioneers of Australia Sydney W. Watson and Sons Ltd 1946 Resource: Nobel Australians Australian Academy of Science Nobel Australians Australian Academy of Science 2025 William H. Bragg and William L. (Lawrence) Bragg - Research Records of John Jenkin Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide William H. Bragg and William L. (Lawrence) Bragg - Research Records of John Jenkin MSS 0144 William Lawrence Bragg - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection William Lawrence Bragg - Records DeB 477 1900 - 1970 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 3 April 1970, c48 minutes, 17 page transcript [DeB 477]. 1 reel Audio