Honouring the two Braggs: The rst X-ray crystal structure and the rst X-ray spectrometer

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3.1 Introduction

In the Centennial celebrations of the birth of X-ray crystal structure analysis, a key feature is to mark the article which is the rst crystal structure analysis. This mini review describes the historical development and quotes key statements of WLB and the perspectives offered by key players of the time period.