The Bragg legacy: early days in macromolecular crystallography.
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چکیده
W. H. Bragg arrived in Australia in 1886 as Head of the Mathematics and Physics Departments at the University of Adelaide. His son, W. L. Bragg, grew up in Adelaide and graduated from the Physics Department. Many years later I graduated from the same department and had the opportunity to share Lawrence Bragg's recollections of life in Adelaide. As well as touching on the 'Adelaide' connection, this report briefly reviews Bragg's critical role in encouraging, supporting and establishing the field of large-molecule crystallography.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta crystallographica. Section A, Foundations of crystallography
دوره 69 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013