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Also Known As Sir William Henry Bragg
Born July 2, 1862 • England
Died March 12, 1942 (aged 79) • London • England
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1930) • Nobel Prize (1915)
Notable Family Members son Sir Lawrence Bragg
Subjects Of Study Bragg ionization spectrometer

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