Friedrich Ernst Dorn
German physicist and first to discover radioactive substance emitted from radon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Ernst Dorn (27 July 1848 – 16 December 1916) was a German physicist who was the first to discover that a radioactive substance, later named radon, is emitted from radium.
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Friedrich Ernst Dorn | |
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Born | (1848-07-27)27 July 1848 |
Died | 16 December 1916(1916-12-16) (aged 68) Halle, Province of Saxony, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
Known for | Dorn effect Radon |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Halle University |
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