Van de Graaff
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Van de Graaff can refer to the physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff
or machines named in honor of the physicist. The devices include:
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff was the successor of Joachim van Plettenberg as Governor at Cape Town in 1785.
Robert J. Van de Graaff
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff, was an American physicist, noted for his design and construction of high voltage generators, who taught at Princeton University and MIT.-Biography:...
or machines named in honor of the physicist. The devices include:
- Van de Graaff generatorVan de Graaff generatorA Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator which uses a moving belt to accumulate very high voltages on a hollow metal globe on the top of the stand. It was invented in 1929 by American physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff. The potential differences achieved in modern Van de Graaff...
- The linear particle acceleratorParticle acceleratorA particle accelerator is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to high speeds and to contain them in well-defined beams. An ordinary CRT television set is a simple form of accelerator. There are two basic types: electrostatic and oscillating field accelerators.In...
design that bears his name.
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff was the successor of Joachim van Plettenberg as Governor at Cape Town in 1785.