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Cosmic Ray Cascade Theory

India · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1937

Homi Jehangir Bhabha1937

Cambridge · Science / Physics

Homi Bhabha and Walter Heitler develop a cascade theory explaining electron and photon showers produced by high-energy cosmic rays.

Names involved

Homi Jehangir Bhabha

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