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When was Bragg's birthdate?

  • July 23, 1858

  • June 12, 1862

  • May 5, 1855

  • April 1, 1850

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Born on July 23, 1858, William Henry Bragg was a prominent physicist who, along with his son William Lawrence Bragg, made significant contributions to the field of crystallography through their pioneering work on X-ray diffraction. Their groundbreaking research enabled the determination of crystal structures, revolutionizing our understanding of the atomic arrangements in solids and earning them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915.
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