Barkla Discovers the Characteristic X Rays of the Elements
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: 1906
Article abstract: By studying the interaction between X rays and matter, BARKLA succeeded in determining important physical characteristics of X rays and the atomic structure of matter.
Summary of Event
For several decades in the nineteenth century, physicists studied the cathode rays. For an even longer time, scientists had known of the existence of atoms. Nevertheless, during the last decade of the nineteenth century, scientists still had great difficulty in comprehending the physical nature of either cathode rays or atoms. Apparently, atoms of some...
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