Stephen Bragg
Stephen Lawrence Bragg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1923 |
| Died | 14 November 2014 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | engineer, academic |
| Employer(s) | Rolls-Royce Brunel University |
| Known for | Bragg-Hawthorne equation |
| Spouse | Maureen Roberts |
| Parent(s) | Alice Bragg, Lawrence Bragg |
Stephen Lawrence Bragg (1923–2014) was an English engineer who was Vice Chancellor of Brunel University from 1971-81.[1] He was the son of Lawrence Bragg and grandson of William Henry Bragg.
Early life, education and career
He was born on 17 November 1923 to Alice Grace Jenny née Hopkinson and Lawrence Bragg, physicist, X-ray crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner for physics (1915).[2]
He studied engineering at the University of Cambridge graduating with an BA in 1945 and an MA in 1949. He went on to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology receiving an SM in 1949.[3] He worked for Rolls-Royce between 1951 and 1971, helping develop the Blue Streak missile, and rose to the position of chief scientist, responsible for liaison with universities.[1][4]
Bragg encouraged interactions between academia and industry, and spent five years on the University Grants Committee. In 1971 he left Rolls-Royce, three days before it was declared insolvent, and became Vice Chancellor of Brunel University. In 1981 he returned to Cambridge as director of the Industrial Cooperation Unit and Fellow of Wolfson College.[1]
Personal life
In 1951 he married Maureen Ann (née Roberts) and they had three sons.
References
- ^ a b c "Stephen Bragg". The Times. London. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, pp. ref:odnb/30845, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30845, retrieved 29 December 2019
- ^ "'BRAGG, Stephen Lawrence'". Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc,online edn, Oxford University Press, Nov 2015.
- ^ Squire, William (28 July 2014). University Fundraising in Britain: A Transatlantic Partnership. Matador. p. 9. ISBN 978-1784620097. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
External links
- Map of Stephen Bragg Hall at Brunel[permanent dead link] named after him
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