Müller Invents Field Emission Microscope
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Berlin
- Date: 1936-1937
Article abstract: Müller showed that the beam of electrons given off by a metal needle tip in a strong electrical field creates an image of the atomic-level crystalline structure of the metal, providing some of the first evidence that proved the theory of relativity.
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