Who invented the cathode rays?

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Who invented the cathode rays?

2007-02-06 12:14:23 · 2 answers · asked by chester rey s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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That cathode rays are a stream of electrons was discovered by J.J. Thomson in 1907. For more information go to: http://www.aip.org/history/electron/jjhome.htm

2007-02-06 12:22:42 · answer #1 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Michael Faraday discovered that cathode ray. He passed current through a air filled glass tube and noticed a strange light arc with its beginning at anode (the negative electrode) and its end almost at cathode (the positive electrode). German Karl Braun invented the cathode ray tube.

2007-02-06 12:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by angela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋