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Biographical W illiam Henry Bragg was born at Westward, Cumberland, on July 2, 1862. He was educated at Market Harborough Grammar School and afterwards at King William’s College, Isle of Man. Elected a minor scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1881, he studied mathematics under the well-known teacher, Dr. E. J. Routh.

Sir William Bragg, in full Sir William Henry Bragg, (born July 2, 1862, Wigton, Cumberland, Eng.—died March 12, 1942, London), pioneer British scientist in solid-state physics who was a joint winner (with his son Sir Lawrence Bragg) of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915 for his research on the determination of crystal structures.

Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Sir William Henry Bragg. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915. Born: 2 July 1862, Wigton, United Kingdom. Died: 12 March 1942, London, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: University College, London, United Kingdom.

This apparatus is Bragg’s Ionization Spectrometer, the prototype of all modern x-ray diffractometers. Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) was a pioneering British scientist in solid state physics. After graduating from Trinity College Cambridge he became professor of Mathematics and Physics at the new University of Adelaide in South Australia ...

Sir William Henry Bragg (July 2, 1862 – March 10, 1942) was an English physicist who, independently and in partnership with his son, William Lawrence Bragg, pioneered the use of X-rays to determine the atomic structure of crystalline substances.

Bragg, William Henry. ( b. Westward, Cumberland, England, 2 July 1862; d. London, England, 12 March 1942) physics. Born on his father’s farm near Wigton, Bragg was the eldest child of Robert John Bragg, former officer in the merchant marine, and Mary Wood, daughter of the vicar of the parish of Westward. His mother died when he was seven.

William Henry Bragg (Physicist and Mathematician Who Invented the ‘X-Ray’ Spectrometer) Sir William Henry Bragg was a British scientist who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with his son, William Lawrence Bragg. The father-son duo won the Nobel Prize "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays".

William Henry Bragg was a professor of physics and mathematics, and was known for making important contributions to many scientific disciplines. Born in Westward, Cumberland in the United Kingdom on July 2, 1862, Bragg was thoroughly educated while attending Market Harborough Grammar School and King William's College in the Isle of Man.