Robert J. Van de Graaff
American physicist (1901-1967) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 65
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff was an American applied physicist and inventor. He is best known for developing the Van de Graaff generator, a high-voltage electrostatic machine that became a fundamental tool in nuclear physics research.
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1967Died16 January 19671966Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear PhysicsAward1947Dennis Gabor Medal and PrizeAward1936Elliott Cresson MedalAward1925Rhodes ScholarshipAward1901Born20 December 1901
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Marie Curie's lectures, in which Irène Curie demonstrated particle decay, sparked Van de Graaff's experimental interests.
Van de Graaff demonstrated his $100 generator in Nov. 1931
The 43 ft (13 m)-tall Round Hill generator
Van de Graaff with Trump, Robinson, and the first tandem modelAwards
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Scientist
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Lived 1901 to 1967 · aged 65
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Maurice GoldhaberBoth received Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
Arthur B. McDonaldBoth received Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
Akito ArimaBoth received Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics