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Jean Baptiste Perrin Biography and Timeline

Follow Jean Baptiste Perrin through 1 dated historical records for France.

Jean Baptiste Perrin, historical timeline

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1895

Negative Charge of Cathode Rays

Physicist · Paris · Science / Physics

Demonstrates that cathode rays carry negative electric charge by collecting the rays in an insulated conductor.

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