Light is a Messenger - The Life and Science of William Lawrence Bragg (Hardcover, New)

"Light is a Messenger" is the first biography of William Lawrence Bragg, who was only 25 when he won the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics - the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize. It describes how Bragg discovered the use of X-rays to determine the arrangement of atoms in crystals and his pivotal role in developing this technique to the point that structures of the most complex molecules known to Man - the proteins and nucleic acids - could be solved. Although Bragg's Nobel Prize was for physics, his research profoundly affected chemistry and the new field of molecular biology, of which he became a founding figure. This book explains how these revolutionary scientific events occurred while Bragg struggled to emerge from the shadow of his father, Sir William Bragg, and amidst a career-long rivalry with the brilliant American chemist, Linus Pauling.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	October 2004
Authors:	Graeme K. Hunter
Dimensions:	242 x 164 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	338
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-852921-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Crystallography Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Medical physics Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > General
LSN:	0-19-852921-X
Barcode:	9780198529217

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