Bragg X-ray spectrometer, England, 1910-1926

Original Bragg x-ray spectrometer. Original Bragg x-ray spectrometer.

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Original Bragg x-ray spectrometer.
Science Museum Group Collection
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Original Bragg x-ray spectrometer.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Original Bragg x-ray spectrometer, developed by William Bragg at Leeds University, 1910-1926

Developed by William Henry Bragg (1862-1942), a professor of physics based in Leeds, England, this X-ray spectrometer was used by him and his son William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971) to investigate the structure of crystals. The Braggs developed new tools and techniques to understand crystals. Their research was the basis of ¬X-ray crystallography, a technique that was used to advance chemistry, physics and biology. The Braggs won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1926-1021
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 1000 x 500 x 1000 mm (approximate)
type:
x-ray spectrometer
credit:
The Royal Institution