PHYSICIST
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
Lawrence Bragg
Sir William Lawrence Bragg, (31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer (1912) of Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structure. He was joint recipient (with his father, William Henry Bragg) of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915, "For their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays"; an important step in the development of X-ray crystallography. Bragg was knighted in 1941. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lawrence Bragg has received more than 336,823 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Lawrence Bragg is the 74th most popular physicist (up from 76th in 2019), the most popular biography from Australia (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Australian Physicist.
Lawrence Bragg is most famous for his research with his father, William Bragg, that led to the discovery of X-rays.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
13.54
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Lawrence Bragg ranks 74 out of 851. Before him are Otto von Guericke, Lev Landau, Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, Carl David Anderson, Georges Lemaître, and James Chadwick. After him are Ernest Lawrence, Louis de Broglie, Mikhail Lomonosov, Manne Siegbahn, C. F. Powell, and Charles Glover Barkla.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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1602 - 1686
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 68
Lev Landau
1908 - 1968
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 69
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HPI: 70.70
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HPI: 70.66
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Georges Lemaître
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James Chadwick
1891 - 1974
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 73
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 74
Ernest Lawrence
1901 - 1958
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 75
Louis de Broglie
1892 - 1987
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 76
Mikhail Lomonosov
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HPI: 70.08
Rank: 77
Manne Siegbahn
1886 - 1978
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 78
C. F. Powell
1903 - 1969
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 79
Charles Glover Barkla
1877 - 1944
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Lawrence Bragg ranks 15. Before him are Egon Schiele, Karel Čapek, Alfred Jodl, Fritz Lang, Kurt Lewin, and George II of Greece. After him are Colonel Sanders, Stan Laurel, Man Ray, Carlos Gardel, Walther Funk, and Robert Ley. Among people deceased in 1971, Lawrence Bragg ranks 9. Before him are Igor Stravinsky, Louis Armstrong, Jim Morrison, Paul Karrer, György Lukács, and Audie Murphy. After him are Fernandel, Hermann Hoth, Arne Tiselius, Theodor Svedberg, Mátyás Rákosi, and Lin Biao.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsEgon Schiele
PAINTER
1890 - 1918
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 9
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 10
Alfred Jodl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1946
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 11
Fritz Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 12
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 13
George II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 14
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 15
Colonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 16
Stan Laurel
ACTOR
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 17
Man Ray
PAINTER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 18
Carlos Gardel
SINGER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 19
Walther Funk
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1960
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 20
Robert Ley
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1971
Go to all RankingsIgor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 3
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 4
Jim Morrison
SINGER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 5
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 6
György Lukács
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 7
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 8
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 9
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 10
Hermann Hoth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 11
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 12
Theodor Svedberg
CHEMIST
1884 - 1971
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 13
Mátyás Rákosi
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1971
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 14
Lin Biao
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 15
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Lawrence Bragg ranks 1 out of 1,143. After him are Gough Whitlam (1916), Geoffrey Rush (1951), Rod Laver (1938), Sia (1975), Rupert Murdoch (1931), George Lazenby (1939), Truganini (1812), Cate Blanchett (1969), Elton Mayo (1880), Chris Hemsworth (1983), and Alexander Prokhorov (1916).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsLawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 1
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 2
Geoffrey Rush
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 3
Rod Laver
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 4
Sia
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 5
Rupert Murdoch
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 6
George Lazenby
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 7
Truganini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1812 - 1876
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 8
Cate Blanchett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 9
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 10
Chris Hemsworth
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 11
Alexander Prokhorov
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2002
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 12
Among PHYSICISTS In Australia
Among physicists born in Australia, Lawrence Bragg ranks 1. After him are Alexander Prokhorov (1916), Helen Quinn (1943), and Mark Oliphant (1901).
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 1
Alexander Prokhorov
1916 - 2002
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 2
Helen Quinn
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 3
Mark Oliphant
1901 - 2000
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 4