In this video, we explore cathode rays, the science behind super-fast electrons, and how they lead to the discovery of X-rays. We break down the history, physics, and applications of these phenomena, ...

The members of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia took their seats for their annual meeting last week in an atmosphere of ill-concealed excitement. Weeks before, the committee on awards had ...

What is a CRT monitor and how was it created? Key moments throughout history to create the CRT monitor that we use today. What we typically use the modern CRT monitor for and why. The history of the ...

Your understanding of old tube-type televisions is correct! The setup is indeed that you have a cathode, which is an electron gun, which fires electrons at the front of the TV. At the front, you have ...

On the night of November 8, 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen finished his supper and went to his laboratory to conduct some routine experiments. Roentgen had no way of knowing that, ...

Click to open image viewer. Replicas of Cavendish Lab. Apparatus (5, l. to r.); obj. ID no. EM.N-08013-A Thompson's cathode ray tube #2, EM.318206 Thompson's cathode ray tube #3, EM.N-08019 Rutherford ...