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2 | 1 | JJ Thomson | What did JJ Thomson discover using his cathode ray experiments? What apparatus did he use to make his discovery? How did he use this apparatus to make his conclusions? | How did JJ Thomson’s results advance our understanding of atomic models? | What technology was invented as a result of JJ Thomson’s cathode ray experiments? | Article | Video | |
3 | 2 | Robert Millikan | What did Millikan measure in 1909 with his oil drop experiment? How did Millikan use electrical and gravity forces to make his famous measurement? | How did Millikan’s measurement advance our understanding of atomic models? | What is electron microscopy? How does it work? What types of research are made possible by electron microscopy? | Article 1 | Video | |
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6 | 3 | Ernest Rutherford | What did Rutherford discover while shooting alpha particles at atoms in 1909? What concept did Rutherford discover in 1902-1903 while studying radioactive decays? | How did Rutherford’s scattering experiment advance our understanding of atomic models? | How are Rutherford’s radioactivity discoveries used in techniques such as carbon dating? What is carbon dating used for? | Article | Video | |
7 | 4 | Hans Geiger | What tool did Geiger invent in 1911 to study radioactivity? What does it measure and how does it work? Geiger collaborated with Rutherford on what experiment? | What types of things in earth and space science are studied using Geiger's tool? How does his tool enable us to study this phenomena? | What are some medical applications for Geiger's tool? | Article | Video | |
8 | 5 | Albert Einstein | How did Einstein explain the odd results of photoelectric experiments by Lenard involving light shining on electrons? Use Einstein's explanation to explain a graph showing Lenard's experiment results. | How does the photoelectric effect advance our understanding of wave-particle duality? What is wave particle duality? Is the photoelectric effect an example of the particle or the wave nature of light? Explain your choice. | What are some practical applications of the photoelectric effect? | Article | Video | |
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10 | 6 | Werner Heisenberg | What is the Uncertainty Principle? What does it mean? Provide experimental evidence for this principle. | What limitations does the Uncertainty Principle set on position and momentum measurements? What equation describes those limitations and what does that equation mean? | How is knowledge of the uncertainty principle being used to detect elusive gravity waves? How do these ultra-sensitive gravity wave detectors work? | Article 1 | Video | |
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