Cosmic Ray Balloon Flight
Measures increasing ionization at high altitude during a balloon flight.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Victor Franz Hess Biography and Timeline
Follow Victor Franz Hess through 2 dated historical records for Austria.
Victor Franz Hess, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1912–1912Years on this page
1912
Discovery of Cosmic Radiation
Concludes that penetrating radiation reaches Earth from outer space.
Records, sources and methodology
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