Barkla, Charles Glover

1877 - Charles Glover Barkla was born on 7th of June at Widnes, Lancashire, England.

1884 - He was educated at the Liverpool Institute.

1898 - Barkla graduated with First Class Honours in Physics.

1899 - Charles Glover Barkla obtained his master's degree.

         - The Royal Commissioners awarded him a research scholarship.

1900 - Barkla migrated to King's College.

1902 - Charles Glover Barkla returned to Liverpool as Oliver Lodge Fellow.

1902 - He discovered the homogeneous radiations characteristic of the elements a characteristic line spectra in

X-ray.

1905-1909 - Charles Glover Barkla was successively demonstrator, assistant lecturer in physics and special lecturer in advanced electricity at the University.

1907 - Charles Glover Barkla married Mary Esther.

1909 - Barkla succeeded H. A. Wilson as Wheatstone Professor of Physics in the University of London.

1913 - Charles Glover Barkla accepted the Chair in Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.

1916 - He was appointed Bakerian Lecturer (Royal Society).

1917 - Barkla was awarded the Hughes Medal in the following year.

         - He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

1944 - Charles Glover Barkla died at his home, Braidwood, Edinburgh, on 23rd of October.