William Bragg began experimenting with x-rays in 1896 and through his studies found that x-rays were streams of neutral particles rather than electro-magnetic waves, as was thought previously. William's son, Lawrence, commenced experiments using x-rays to examine the atomic structure of crystals when he finished his studies at Cambridge University in 1912. Lawrence and William then joined forces using equipment invented by William to determine the arrangement of atoms inside crystals.

This newspaper article announces that William and Lawrence Bragg had been presented the 1915 Nobel Prize for physics for this work.

Bragg Lawrence Sir 1890 1971

Bragg W H William Henry 1862 1942

'Why people sing in bath rooms: science of common sounds', The Times, 5 January 1920, p. 16

Caroe, GM. William Henry Bragg 1862-1942: man and scientist, Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978

Grant, Sir Kerr. The life and work of Sir William Bragg, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1952

Jenkin, John. The Bragg family in Adelaide: a pictorial celebration, [Adelaide]: University of Adelaide Foundation in conjunction with La Trobe University, c1986

Jenkin, John G. William and Lawrence Bragg, father and son : the most extraordinary collaboration in science, Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008

Selections and reflections: the legacy of Sir Lawrence Bragg, John M. Thomas, Sir David Phillips (Eds.), Northwood: Middlesex : Science Reviews, c1990

Nobel e-museum: See Lawrence Bragg biography and William Bragg biography

University of Cambridge Physics - A hundred years and more of Cambridge physics - Sir Lawrence Bragg