William Henry Bragg

William Henry Bragg was born on July 2, 1862, in Cumberland, United Kingdom . He was a chemist , physicist , and mathematician . Bragg was educated at the University of Cambridge , Trinity College, Cambridge , King William's College , and Old Grammar School, Coventry . His doctoral advisor was Edward Routh , and his doctoral students included Bernal , John Desmond Bernal , and Kathleen Lonsdale .

Bragg was known for his work in X-ray diffraction, X-ray spectroscopy, Bragg's law, Bragg peak, Bragg–Gray cavity theory, and the Bragg–Paul Pulsator . His academic discipline was physics . He had British citizenship and passed away on March 12, 1942, in London. His birth name was William Henry Bragg .