kids encyclopedia robot

Paul Villard facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Paul Villard (1860–1934) was a French scientist. He discovered gamma rays while studying radium.

Images for kids

  • Crookes tube xray experiment

    Taking an X-ray image with early Crookes tube apparatus in 1896. The Crookes tube is visible in the centre. The standing man is viewing his hand with a fluoroscope screen. This was a shortcut method for setting up the tube.No precautions against radiation exposure are being taken.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Paul Ulrich Villard para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Paul Villard Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.