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The Cathode Ray Tube
Almost all TVs today rely on a device known as the cathode ray tube, or CRT, to display pictures. This site has a good explanation of how the cathode ray tube works.
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Sam's Fluorescent Lamp FAQ
Fluorescent lamps are a type of gas discharge tube similar to neon signs. A pair of electrodes, one at each end - are sealed along with a drop of mercury and some inert gases (usually argon) at very ...
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Crooke's tube: cathode rays
An interactive demonstration of the Crooke's tube experiment, with a brief, but accurate explanation. This is great for revision, or for teaching if you do not have access to the real apparatus.
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Rijke Tube
The Rijke tube is an interesting example of an open cylinder resonator.
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Vacuum Tubes
Description of the discovery of Cathode rays and JJ Thomson?s experiment to determine e/m.
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Venturi tube Simulator
A mini program that uses a Venturi tube to show the effect of Bernoulli's equation. A simple yet very informative site which clearly shows Bernoulli's principle in action.
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Marshall Space Flight Centre Drop Tube Facility
A description of the construction and operation of the drop tube at Marshall Space Flight Centre. Possible experiments are described
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Equations D to F
A list of various equations ranging from the de Broglie equation to the fundamental frequency of a closed tube.
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Dennis Gabor
Dennis Gabor (1900 - 1971) work led to the development of a number of devices including: a holographic microscope, an analogue computer, a flat thin colour television tube, and a new type of ...
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Make a pinhole camera
Instructions on how to make a pinhole camera out of a pringles tube, and an explanation of how it works.
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