Müller Develops the Field Ion Microscope
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: 1952-1956
Article abstract: Müller achieved atomic resolution with the field ion microscope, an improved version of his field emission microscope.
Summary of Event
In the early twentieth century, developments in physics, especially quantum mechanics, paved the way for the application of new theoretical and experimental knowledge to the problem of viewing the atomic structure of metal surfaces. Of primary importance were George Gamow’s 1928 theoretical explanation of the field emission of electrons by quantum mechanical means, and J. Robert Oppenheimer’s 1928...
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