1873 ⟶ Willoughby Smith Discovers Photoconductivity

Willoughby Smith discovers photoconductivity.
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🔬 Tyndall's Experiments on Radiant Heat and Greenhouse Gas Absorption

John Tyndall: Experiments in Radiant Energy that reinforced the Greenhouse effect.⟶
Tyndall's Experiments on Radiant Heat and Greenhouse Gas Absorption (1861)
PhysicsAtmospheric ScienceGlobal Warming
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 Willoughby Smith Discovers Photoconductivity

Willoughby Smith discovers photoconductivity.⟶
Willoughby Smith Discovers Photoconductivity (1873)
PhysicsElectricitySemiconductorsMaterials ScienceTelecommunications
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