Bragg (br g), Braxton 1817-1876. American Confederate general in the Civil War who was defeated in the Chattanooga Campaign (1863). |
| Bragg, Sir William Henry 1862-1942. British physicist. He shared a 1915 Nobel Prize with his son Sir William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971) for an analysis of x-ray spectra and the structure of crystals. |
Bragg [bræg]
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1. (Biographies / Bragg, Billy (1957 M, British, MUSIC: rock singer, MUSIC: songwriter) Billy. born 1957, British rock singer and songwriter, noted for his political protest songs; recordings include Between the Wars (1985), Workers' Playtime (1988), Mermaid Avenue (1998), and England, Half English (2002)
2. (Biographies / Bragg, Melvyn (1939 M, British, WRITING: novelist, FILMS AND TV: broadcaster) Melvyn, Baron. born 1939, British novelist, broadcaster, and television executive; presenter of The South Bank Show since 1978
3. (Biographies / Bragg, Sir William Henry (1862-1942) M, British, SCIENCE: physicist) Sir William Henry , 1862-1942, British physicist, who shared a Nobel prize for physics (1915) with his son, for their study of crystal structures by means of X-rays
4. (Biographies / Bragg, Sir (William) Lawrence (1890-1971) M, British, SCIENCE: physicist) his son, Sir (William) Lawrence, 1890-1971, British physicist
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| Noun | 1. |  Bragg - Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876) |
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