Philipp Lenard
Noun
Meaning
German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947)
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Philipp Lenard also contributed a great deal to cathode ray theory, winning the Nobel prize for physics in 1905 for his research on cathode rays and their properties.
In 1902 Philipp Lenard discovered that the energy of these ejected electrons did not depend on the intensity of the incoming light, but instead on its frequency.
Philipp Lenard, though, did not realize that he was producing X-rays.
The second was announced first by Philipp Lenard in 1900.