Sir William Bragg: physicist experimentalist and teacher

Sir William Bragg, in conjunction with his son, received the Nobel Prize for his work on X-rays and crystals in 1915. Here at the age of 74, he delivers a lecture about his life and work.

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Credits

production company

Gaumont-British Instructional

Duration

00:06:08:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1934

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325445

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films

Biographical

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → X-rays

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bragg, William Lawrence, Sir, 1890-1971

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nobel Prizes

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physicists

Mathematics, Science & Technology → X-rays

People → Biographical films

People → Bragg, William Lawrence, Sir, 1890-1971

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1934

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