Robert J. Van de Graaff

Physicist and inventor of the Van de Graaff generator

Robert J. Van de Graaff - Physicist and inventor of the Van de Graaff generator
Born

1901
124 years ago

Died

January 16th, 1967
58 years ago — 66 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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An American physicist and academic, contributions included the invention of the Van de Graaff generator, a device that produces high voltages for particle acceleration. This invention facilitated significant advancements in nuclear physics and radiation studies. Worked at various institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley. Actively engaged in research and education until death in 1967.

Invented the Van de Graaff generator

Contributed to nuclear physics research

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