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 Charles Glover Barkla (1877 - 1944)
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| Born | June 27, 1877 Widnes, Cheshire, England |
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| Died | October 23, 1944 (aged 67) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Cambridge University Liverpool University King's College London University of Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | University College Liverpool Cambridge University |
| Doctoral advisor | J. J. Thomson Oliver Lodge |
| Known for | X-ray scattering |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1917) |
Charles Glover Barkla (June 27, 1877 – October 23, 1944) was an English physicist.
He was born in Widnes and studied at the Liverpool Institute and Liverpool University. In 1913, after having worked at the universities of Cambridge, Liverpool and King's College London he was appointed professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, a position he held until his death. He married Mary Esther Cowell in 1907.
He evolved the laws of X-ray scattering and the laws governing the transmission of X-rays through matter and excitation of secondary rays. For his discovery of the characteristic X-rays of elements, he received the 1917 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was awarded the Royal Society's Hughes Medal that same year.
The lunar crater Barkla was named in his honour and a commemorative plaque is in the vicinity of the Canongate, near the Faculty of Education Buildings, University of Edinburgh.
References
- Shampo, M A; Kyle, R A (1993), "Charles Barkla--Nobel Laureate.", Mayo Clin. Proc. 68 (12): 1176, 1993 Dec, PMID:8246619, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8246619
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| NAME | Barkla, Charles Glover |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Widnes, Cheshire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1944 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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