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William and Lawrence Bragg father and son: the most extraordinary collaboration in science

This joint biography is of William and Lawrence Bragg, who changed all of science in the 20th-century with the development of X-ray crystallography, and by mentoring the mid-century discovery of the structure of DNA. Their stories are vivid examples of science teaching and research in a colonial set...

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Autor principal: Jenkin, John
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199235209.001.0001
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1447856
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Sumario:This joint biography is of William and Lawrence Bragg, who changed all of science in the 20th-century with the development of X-ray crystallography, and by mentoring the mid-century discovery of the structure of DNA. Their stories are vivid examples of science teaching and research in a colonial setting (Australia).