Charles Glover Barkla
Charles Glover Barkla | |
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Barkla in 1917 | |
| Born | 7 June 1877 Widnes, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 October 1944 (aged 67) Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Known for | Discovering characteristic X-rays (1909) |
| Spouse |
Mary Esther Cowell (m. 1907) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh (1913–1944) |
| Academic advisors | Oliver Lodge J. J. Thomson |
Charles Glover Barkla (7 June 1877 – 23 October 1944) was an English physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1917 for his discovery of characteristic X-rays.