1844
Education
Enters Union College, age 15
Historical place archive
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Enters Union College, age 15
Graduates from Union College
Introduces a high-vacuum X-ray tube with a heated tungsten cathode that supplies a controllable stream of electrons.
Participates in the first observation of visible synchrotron radiation emitted by relativistic electrons circulating in a synchrotron.
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