1875 ⟶ William Crookes Invents the Crookes Tube

William Crookes invented the Crookes tube and studied cathod...
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🔬 William Crookes Invents the Crookes Tube

William Crookes invented the Crookes tube and studied cathode rays.⟶
William Crookes Invents the Crookes Tube (1875)
Crookes TubeCathode RaysPhysicsVacuum TubeCrookes19th Century ScienceX-ray
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 Eugen Goldstein Names Cathode and Canal Rays

Eugen Goldstein names the cathode ray, later discovered to be composed of electrons, and the canal ray, later discovered to be positive hydrogen ions that had been stripped of their electrons in a cathode ray tube. These would later be named protons.⟶
Eugen Goldstein Names Cathode and Canal Rays (1885)
PhysicsAtomic PhysicsCathode RaysCanal RaysEugen GoldsteinEarly Atomic Theory19th Century
GermanyGermany