Physics Experiments That Changed the World – With Suzie Sheehy

Physics Experiments That Changed the World – With Suzie Sheehy

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J.J. Thompson and the discovery of the electron

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J.J. Thompson and the discovery of the electron

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Physics Experiments That Changed the World – With Suzie Sheehy

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  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Physics at the turn of the 20th century
  3. 3 Predicting the future in 1900
  4. 4 Wilhelm Röntgen and the discovery of X-rays
  5. 5 J.J. Thompson and the discovery of the electron
  6. 6 Harriet Brooks and understanding radioactivity
  7. 7 Victor Hess and discovering cosmic rays
  8. 8 C.T.R. Wilson's cloud chamber
  9. 9 The women who pioneered particle photography
  10. 10 The first particle accelerator
  11. 11 The emergence of big science after WW2
  12. 12 Helen Edwards and the superconductor
  13. 13 Hope for the future

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