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J.J. Thompson Discovered the Electron — And Unknowingly Electrified Science Forever
Learn more about the discovery of the electron and why J.J. Thomson often gets the credit.
Click to open image viewer. Replicas of Cavendish Lab. Apparatus (5, l. to r.); obj. ID no. EM.N-08013-A Thompson's cathode ray tube #2, EM.318206 Thompson's cathode ray tube #3, EM.N-08019 Rutherford ...
Dim lights in order to make the electron beam more visible. Wire up the heater and accelerator contacts (and also deflector contacts, if desired) on the tube to the power supply (or supplies). If ...
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