1875 ⟶ William Crookes Develops Crookes Tube and Studies Cathode Rays

William Crookes invented the Crookes tube and studied cathod...
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🔬 Newton's Discovery of the Spectrum of Light

Sir Isaac Newton: discovers that white light is a mixture of distinct coloured rays (the spectrum).⟶
Newton's Discovery of the Spectrum of Light (1672)
PhysicsOpticsScientific RevolutionExperimentationLight
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 William Crookes Invents the Crookes Radiometer

William Crookes, a chemist, invents the Crookes radiometer as the by-product of some chemical research.⟶
William Crookes Invents the Crookes Radiometer (1873)
PhysicsChemistryScientific InstrumentsExperimentation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 Frederick Guthrie Observes Thermionic Emission

Frederick Guthrie discovers thermionic emission.⟶
Frederick Guthrie Observes Thermionic Emission (1873)
PhysicsElectricityExperimentation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 William Crookes Develops Crookes Tube and Studies Cathode Rays

William Crookes invented the Crookes tube and studied cathode rays.⟶
William Crookes Develops Crookes Tube and Studies Cathode Rays (1875)
PhysicsExperimentation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚛️ Cloud Chamber Invented

The cloud chamber, the first particle detector, is invented by Charles Thomson Rees Wilson.⟶
Cloud Chamber Invented (1911)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsExperimentationDiscoveryScientific Revolution
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚛️ Cockcroft and Walton Achieve Nuclear Fission by Proton Bombardment

Ernest Walton and John Cockcroft: Nuclear fission by proton bombardment⟶
Cockcroft and Walton Achieve Nuclear Fission by Proton Bombardment (1932)
PhysicsNuclear PhysicsExperimentationScientific Breakthrough
United KingdomUnited Kingdom