William Henry Bragg, 1862-1942 : man and scientist
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1978. 1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #405369
ISBN: 052121839X
Physical description: xii, 212 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., frontis. ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction: 'What sort of man is a scientist?' -- Background and early life up to 1886 -- Adelaide: 1886-1909 -- First years at Leeds: 1909-1912 -- Father and son: 1912-1914 -- War work and London University: 1914-1923 -- Life at the Royal Institution: 1923-1935 -- The shadow of war: 1932-1942 -- W.H. Bragg and crystal analysis: 1919-1942 -- Education, industry and national affairs -- The faith of a scientist -- The man who was a scientist -- Appendix: Letters and broadcast. A. Letter from W.L. Bragg to P.P. Ewald (5 February 1962) -- B. Letter from W.H. Bragg to Oliver Lodge (13 September 1927) -- C. Broadcast to Germany, January 1939 -- D. Letter from W.H. Bragg to the Prime Minister (10 June 1940) E. Letter from W.H. Bragg to Alan Barlow (24 July 1940). Subjects: Bragg, William Henry Sir; Biography; Physicists Great Britain.
Price: €14.95