Crookes Tube (Noun)
Meaning
The original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The invention of the Crookes tube led to significant advancements in the study of cathode rays and the development of modern electronics.
- In 1878, William Crookes demonstrated the properties of cathode rays using a device known as the Crookes tube.
- The Crookes tube was a crucial component in the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895.
- The original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube, known as the Crookes tube, was invented by William Crookes in the 1870s.
- The Crookes tube played a pivotal role in the discovery of electrons and the development of quantum mechanics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.