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Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison.(Reference Source)
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.;  January 1, 1993 ;     381 words ... Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison v ă n d &schwa; gr ä f < ...

Dictionary definition: Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison
A Dictionary of Scientists;      628 words ...Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison (1901–1967 ... physicist Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Van de Graaff studied engineering at the University ... model of his generator, now known as the Van de Graaff generator . The charge was carried to ...

Dictionary definition: Van de Graaff generator
A Dictionary of Physics;      463 words ...Van de Graaff generator An electrostatic generator used to produce a high voltage ... medical and industrial purposes. The generator was invented by R. J. Van de Graaff (1901–67). Modern patterns of the generator have a chainlike ...

Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.;  January 1, 2000 ;     358 words ...Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison , 1901-67, American physicist, b. Tuscaloosa, Ala ... He developed an electrostatic particle accelerator --now called a Van de Graaff generator--used in nuclear research. Introduced in 1931, it uses ...

Article: Robert Jemison Van de Graaff
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      415 words ...Robert Jemison Van de Graaff , 1901-67, American physicist, b. Tuscaloosa, Ala., grad ... developed an electrostatic particle accelerator —now called a Van de Graaff generator—used in nuclear research. Introduced in 1931 ...

Dictionary definition: Van de Graaff accelerator
A Dictionary of Physics;      229 words ...Van de Graaff accelerator See linear accelerator .

Article: Peter Van De Graaff
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 18, 1995 ;     513 words ...WFMT Host, Singer He's a classical radio announcer and classical singer. He hosts "Talman Through the Night." He's on WFMT-FM (98.7) from midnight to 5:30 every night. Heard Everywhere "This program has been going since about when I was born. I pick the music, all classics. And it's nationally