Pioneers of Radiology Flashcards
- Describe materials as being composed of ultimate particles
- developed the cocept of atoms
- Atomos: greek word meaning indivisible
Democritus
- Discovered some of the effects of electricity
- During the 500 BC, he howrked with static electricity by rubbing fur on amber then later producing static charges
Thales
Three specific aspects of physical science that helped paved for the discovery of x-rays
- Electricity
- Vacuums
- Image recording materials
Produced the first recognized vacuum
Evangelista Torricelli
A valve or device that is free of air which controls electric current flow
Vacuum
Contains negatively charged electrodes
Anode
Contains positively charged electrodes
Cathode
- Invented an air pump that was capable of removing air from a vessel or tube
- contributed to the first electric generator, which is made fron a revolvjng ball of sulfur that conducts electricity as well as producing fluorescence
Otto von Guericke
Presence of glow
Fluorescence
- one of the first to extensively study electricity and magnetism
- correctly deduced a magnet
- attributed to the first electroscope
William Gilbert (of England)
A device used to detect electric charge
Electroscope
Formulated the theory of electromagnetism
James Clerk Maxwell
- Worked with glass, silk, and paper
- distinguished two kinds of electricity: positive and negatively charged particles
Charles du Fay
________ means negative in french, while ________ means positive in french
Resinous
Vitreous
- built and improved the static generator
- contributed to the composition of optics, calculus, and his 3 laws of motion
Isaac Newton
- demonstrated a current of electricity by transmitting electricity from a Leyden jar through wire and a vacuum tube
William Watson
Deviced used for storing strong static electricity
Leyden jar
- noted that when a tube cracked (broken vacuum) and some air leaked in, the amount of air in the tube determined the coloration
William Morgan
Rust
Coloration
- induced an electric currwnt by moving a magnet in and out of a coil in 1831
- studied electricity and electrochemistry
- proposed the law of electrolysis
- discovered benzene and hydrocarbons
Michael Faraday
- known for Electromagnetic Radiation and Photoelectric Effect
-inventor of the induction coil
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorf
A type of induction coil that produce sparks where electromagnet is released, ejecting electring during x-ray procedures
Ruhmkorff coil
Radient energy; Electromagnetic field present in space
- radiowaves
- microwaves
- infrared (IR)
- visible light
- ultraviolet (UV)
- Gamma Rays
Electromagnetic radiation
- made a significant improvement in the electroscope, a vessel for discharging electricity under vacuum conditions
- suspended electric conductor to insulate metallic containers to avoid being electrocuted
Abbe Jean-Antoine Nollet
