1912 in Science - Physics

Physics

  • Victor Hess discovers that the ionization of air increases with altitude, indicating the existence of cosmic radiation.
  • Max von Laue suggests using crystal lattices to diffract X-rays.
  • Walter Friedrich and Paul Knipping diffract X-rays in zinc blende.

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