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Other men discovered that things were not as they seem. They are made up of particles; particles of molecules; molecules of atoms; atoms of electrical protons and electrons; protons and electrons of world waves which happen to meet, get tangled up, unkink and go undulating on again. Ernest Rutherford (1871-? ) in 1911 proved the electron theory. Arthur Stariley Eddington (1882 -?) is a fine fiddler with the wave theory. Arthur Holly Compton (1892 -? ) is another...
...Millikan explained that there was no reason apparent why the universe should ever end, implied that it had never even begun. Somewhere in the depths of space, he believed, helium, oxygen, silicon and iron were being formed from the ultimate constituent of all matter, the electron. "In the hot stars and the sun," he said, "matter is being disintegrated into energy or radiation: in the unimaginably cold expanse of space, radiation or energy is being reintegrated into matter...
...subjects of the lectures are as follows: April 9--Discovery of the Electron; April 11--Ether Wayes, Visible and Invisible; April 13--Atomic and Sub-Atomic Magnitudes; April 16--Light Darts; April 18--Relativity Inside the Atom; April 20--Cosmic Rays...
...beta rays (electrons, negatively charged particles) rat-tat-tat-ing against the atoms of elements might conceivably change those elements into new and precious forms. Mercury might yet become gold, as alchemists dreamed. Theoretically the procedure is simple. An atom of mercury contains at its centre, 198 protons (positively charged particles) and 118 electrons. Around that nucleus swirl 80 more electrons. These complete the mercury balance of 198 electrons against 198 protons. An atom of gold contains 197 protons and 118 electrons in its nucleus and 79 more electrons shooting around them. If it becomes possible for the beta particles...
Another profound fact Professor Compton discovered. Atoms are made up of a nucleus with a positive charge of electricity and one or more electrons with negative charges. The electrons (they are all the same size no matter what the element) revolve around their nucleus in a symmetrical pattern. Hydrogen, lightest of elements, has only one electron whirling around its nuclear "sun." Heavy metals, like lead, radium and uranium, have many electrons. In some elements some of the electrons pop away from their atoms. Such elements are radioactive. X-rays can make them pop away violently. When x-rays...