He came from a farming family in Cumberland. Edge:Ĭould I just take up the Uncle William one first? What kind of a dominance or kind of an influence was he on you? Bragg:Īs far as I was concerned it was a secondary one through my father, for he, I think, determined very largely what sort of person my father was. I can't say who was the most dominant but I can think of four people whom I might talk about in that connection: my father's old Uncle William, my grandfather Sir Charles Todd, and my father and mother what sort of people they were and how they influenced us, and an aunt who was very dear to me because she was very much the youngest of my mother's family and more my own age and she used to do all sorts of things with me when I was young. Who was the most dominant figure in the family? Bragg: ![]() Sir Lawrence, I'm going to ask you some questions about your family life and about the dominant figures. Disclaimer: This transcript was scanned from a typescript, introducing occasional spelling errors. Please bear in mind that: 1) This material is a transcript of the spoken word rather than a literary product 2) An interview must be read with the awareness that different people's memories about an event will often differ, and that memories can change with time for many reasons including subsequent experiences, interactions with others, and one's feelings about an event. Please contact us for information about accessing these materials. For many interviews, the AIP retains substantial files with further information about the interviewee and the interview itself. If this interview is important to you, you should consult earlier versions of the transcript or listen to the original tape. The AIP's interviews have generally been transcribed from tape, edited by the interviewer for clarity, and then further edited by the interviewee. This transcript is based on a tape-recorded interview deposited at the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics. ![]() This transcript may not be quoted, reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part by any means except with the written permission of the American Institute of Physics.
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