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SEMINAL TEXT ON NOBEL PRIZE SCIENCE IN X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. The 1915 book X-Rays and Crystal Structure by Sir William Henry Bragg and Sir William Lawrence Bragg is a seminal text in the field of crystallography, written during a transformative period in the study of atomic and molecular structures. This work not only details the revolutionary techniques developed by the Braggs but also serves as an accessible introduction to the principles and applications of X-ray diffraction. The book presents the method of X-ray diffraction, which the Braggs pioneered. This technique allowed scientists to determine the arrangement of atoms in crystals, marking the beginning of modern structural analysis in chemistry, physics, and biology. The Bragg equation which relates the wavelength of X-rays to the diffraction angle and the spacing of atomic planes in a crystal, is a central feature of the text. The Braggs combine theoretical principles with experimental techniques, illustrating the power of X-ray diffraction to reveal atomic structures. They explain how X-rays interact with crystal lattices to produce diffraction patterns, which can be mathematically analyzed to deduce the arrangement of atoms. In 1915, the same year the book was published, the Braggs jointly received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their contributions to X-ray crystallography. William Lawrence Bragg remains the youngest-ever Nobel laureate, recognized at the age of 25. Concentrating on the knowledge of atomic structure that x-ray provides, the Braggs virtually gave the science of crystallography a new basis, making way for Moseley's reconstruction of the period table and the discovery of DNA (see PMM). Their original short paper on the subject had been published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Vol. 88, pp. 428-438, 1913. William H. Bragg (1862-1942) and William L. Bragg (1890-1971) were the leading researchers in the new field of x-ray structural analysis that Max von Laue (1879-1960), who also won the Nobel Prize in 1914, had established, and which had developed into an important branch of physics and chemistry. 8vo, First Edition, blank + 228 pp + 1 leaf adverts + 1 blank + 4 b&w photographic plates as called for boards rubbed, occasional spots but overall VG; Presentation copy dated Oct. 6, 1916 to Perry & Kay by Julius F. Stone (philanthropist and member Ohio State University Board of Trustees; he had purchased Gibralter Island and presented it as a gift to OSU; the Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory on Gilbralter named in honor of his father). This book was formerly the property of Arthur Greenberg, a leading figure in the history of chemistry.
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