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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915



Sir William Henry BraggSir William Henry Bragg

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Sir William Henry Bragg



Prize share: 1/2


William Lawrence BraggWilliam Lawrence Bragg

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William Lawrence Bragg



Prize share: 1/2





The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 was awarded jointly to Sir William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays."





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