GS PrelimsScience and TechnologyGeneral Science2008

Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?

A

Max Planck

B

Albert Einstein

C

William Henry Bragg

D

Enrico Fermi

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

1. The question asks which scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son. 2. Sir William Henry Bragg and his son, Sir William Lawrence Bragg, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays. 3. They remain the only father-son pair to have jointly won a Nobel Prize. 4. Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and Enrico Fermi were all Nobel laureates in Physics but did not share the prize with their sons.

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