Flash of the Cathode Rays: A History of J. J. Thomson's Electron

Tracking down the origin of arc plasma science I. early pulsed and oscillating discharges

“…This knowledge was re-discovered and greatly expanded in the 17 th and 18 th century. The development of electricity has been the subject of numerous historical studies (e.g., [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]) and therefore there is no need to repeat the findings of these studies here. Instead, the historical work can be used to illuminate the development from a different perspective, namely, the discovery, development, understanding, control, and application of discharge plasmas.…”

Wybrane wydarzenia w historii medycyny, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem zagadnień związanych z rakiem. Część 6. Od Davida von Hansemanna (1858–1920) do Sidneya Russa (1879–1963)

“…Opublikował na ten temat pracę w roku 1896. Powszechnie uważa się go za ojca hormonalnego leczenia raka piersi, od kiedy jako pierwszy opisał remisję raka piersi z przerzutami po obustronnym usunięciu jajników [32][33][34][35] [38][39][40].…”

Sir William Crookes (1832–1919) Biography with special reference to X-rays

“…Becquerel's first report [31] to the Académie des Sciences, Paris, on using the bisulphate of uranium and potassium, was on 24 February 1896 and gave the impression that it appeared that X-rays were emitted from the uranium salt while fluorescing [32]. His concluding remarks were 'From these experiments it may be concluded that the phosphorescent substance emits radiations which penetrates paper that is opaque to light and reduces silver salts in a photographic plate' [31].…”

“…It is not known why Becquerel decided to develop the unexposed plate on 1 March. He reported to the Académie [32] that he had shown that the film blacking was not connected with sunlight nor caused by luminous radiation emitted by phosphorescence [33].…”