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Article: Geiger Counter.(Brief Article)
Poptronics;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... we will build an inexpensive Geiger counter. Geiger counters are instruments ... and E. W Muller invented the Geiger counter (properly named the "GeigerMuller counter") in 1928. With a Geiger counter, you can check materials and ...

Geiger counter.(Reference Source)
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.;  January 1, 1993 ;     644 words ... ... 14582"> Geiger counter or Geiger counter is used in the detection of cosmic rays and ...

Dictionary definition: Geiger counter
A New Dictionary of Eponyms;      447 words ...Geiger counter Hans Wilhelm Geiger (1882– ... through an instrument known as the Geiger counter. Geiger was born at Neustadt-an ... which became the basis of the modern Geiger counter. He then returned to Germany, where ...

Geiger counter.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.;  January 1, 2000 ;     573 words ...Geiger counter or Geiger-Mller (G-M) counter ... and scale called a rate meter. The Geiger counter is used in the detection of cosmic ... number of research applications the Geiger counter has been largely replaced by scintillometers ...

Article: Muscovites check radishes for radiation; A $50 personal ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  November 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... never leaves home without it. Her Geiger counter, that is. "You cannot trust anything ... means to find out for yourself." Her Geiger counter is a battery driven palm-size device ... hazards in the city say the personal Geiger counter fad is out of all proportion to the ...

Article: The GM-10 Geiger Counter/Radiation Detector. (A ...
Poptronics;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... display detected radiation levels. However, consider Black Cat Systems GM-10 Geiger Counter/Radiation Detector; priced at just $149, this sensitive Geiger counter can detect very low levels of radiation. The device connects to the serial ...

Article: RADIOACTIVE BOY; Parents needed geiger counter to ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  February 13, 1998 ;     680 words ... ... and stepfather Susan and John Wakinshaw had to take in a geiger counter when they went to see him. The couple were not allowed ... him the more radioactivity we picked up and the more the geiger counter bleeped. "Emotionally, it was very difficult, but now ...