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Philipp von Lenard

Philipp von Lenard (1861 - 1947) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905 for his important work on cathode rays. Lenard's work on cathode rays served as a basis for the development of the ...

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http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1905/lenard-bio.html

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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http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/crookestube/

The Cathode Ray Tube

Until recently, most TVs relied on a device known as the cathode ray tube, or CRT, to display pictures. This site has a good explanation of how CRTs work.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/tv1.htm

Sir Joseph John Thomson

Sir Joseph John Thomson (1856 - 1940) most important work was his original study of cathode rays culminating in the discovery of the electron.

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http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1906/thomson-bio.html

Vacuum Tubes

The conduction of electricity in thin gases in vacuum tubes was the key to the discovery of the electron in 1897.Description of the discovery of Cathode rays.

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http://nobelprize.org/educational/physics/vacuum/index.html

X-rays

All about x-rays: how they were discovered, how they're made, what x rays a're used for and more.

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http://www.nobel.se/physics/educational/x-rays/index.html

X-rays

NASA overview on x-rays describing what they are and how they can be used for x-ray astronomy and medical imaging.

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http://missionscience.nasa.gov/ems/11_xrays.html

Making X-Rays

A simple site that shows how X-rays are produced.

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http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/xray/making_xrays.html

Enlightened

A site from the ThinkQuest competition about light giving brief descriptions of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves and microwaves to x rays and gamma rays.

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http://library.thinkquest.org/C002213/

X-rays

Part of the Physics 2000 site which uses JAVA applets in a section called Einstein's Legacy to simply explain what X-rays are. This is a useful site for school students with simple well written ...

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http://www.Colorado.EDU/physics/2000/xray/index.html
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