William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and Son: The Most Extraordinary Collaboration in Science

by John Jenkin

Book Overview

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 then led the latter field internationally for fifty years, when most areas of science were transformed by the knowledge they created: physics, chemistry, geology, materials science, electronics, and most recently biology and medical science. This book charts how this humble pair...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199235201
• ISBN13: 9780199235209
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"