Difference between revisions of "X-rays"
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− | == The wonderful new light of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen<br> --"Now the fun begins" == | + | == The wonderful new light of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen<br> -- "Now the fun begins" == |
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Why build when you can buy? There are still a few cool things you can find on eBay; although, I couldn't find an unlicensed nuclear accelerator. | Why build when you can buy? There are still a few cool things you can find on eBay; although, I couldn't find an unlicensed nuclear accelerator. | ||
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− | [http://www.noah.org/science/x-ray/ | + | [http://www.noah.org/science/x-ray/art/ x-ray art] |
− | + | My favorite pictures that I have taken. | |
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[http://www.noah.org/science/x-ray/detector/ x-ray detector] | [http://www.noah.org/science/x-ray/detector/ x-ray detector] | ||
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from an x-ray source. Special components require only some zinc sulfide (ZnS) crystals and a photodetector. | from an x-ray source. Special components require only some zinc sulfide (ZnS) crystals and a photodetector. | ||
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Next I want to build a CAT scanner. I think it's doable right in my garage... | Next I want to build a CAT scanner. I think it's doable right in my garage... | ||
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+ | [[An_Inexpensive_X-ray_Machine|An Inexpensive X-ray Machine]] | ||
+ | The Scientific American Book of Projects for The Amateur Scientist | ||
+ | Copyright © 1960 by C. L. Stong | ||
[http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/tomography/auto_rib_cage.html CAT Scan] | [http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/tomography/auto_rib_cage.html CAT Scan] | ||
A good description, but requires crappy Java plugin. | A good description, but requires crappy Java plugin. | ||
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[http://www.belljar.net/xray.htm Generating X-rays with Receiving Tubes] | [http://www.belljar.net/xray.htm Generating X-rays with Receiving Tubes] | ||
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A nice history of x-rays | A nice history of x-rays | ||
− | In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's discovery of x-rays in this laboratory revolutionized science and medicine but did you know that x-rays may have been produced by William Morgan, a Welsh mathematician, more than a century before Roentgen's discovery? | + | In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's discovery of x-rays in this laboratory revolutionized science and medicine but did you know that x-rays may have been produced by William Morgan, a Welsh mathematician, more than a century before Roentgen's discovery? In 1785, Morgan was conducting experiments on electrical discharges in a vacuum when he noted that "according to the length of time during which the mercury was boiled, the 'electric' light turned violet, then purple, then a beautiful green...and then the light became invisible." Morgan's experiment was witnessed by American diplomat Benjamin Franklin, a fellow investigator in electrical phenomena. |
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− | In 1785, Morgan was conducting experiments on electrical discharges in a vacuum when he noted that "according to the length of time during which the mercury was boiled, the 'electric' light turned violet, then purple, then a beautiful green...and then the light became invisible." Morgan's experiment was witnessed by American diplomat Benjamin Franklin, a fellow investigator in electrical phenomena. | ||
== Danger! Danger! == | == Danger! Danger! == |
Latest revision as of 07:01, 24 November 2008
The wonderful new light of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
-- "Now the fun begins"
Polaroid X-ray Machine Why build when you can buy? There are still a few cool things you can find on eBay; although, I couldn't find an unlicensed nuclear accelerator.
x-ray art My favorite pictures that I have taken.
x-ray detector a simple, home-built detector for measuring x-ray leakage and minimum safe distances from an x-ray source. Special components require only some zinc sulfide (ZnS) crystals and a photodetector.
Noah's CAT Scanning Notes Next I want to build a CAT scanner. I think it's doable right in my garage...
An Inexpensive X-ray Machine The Scientific American Book of Projects for The Amateur Scientist Copyright © 1960 by C. L. Stong
CAT Scan A good description, but requires crappy Java plugin.
Generating X-rays with Receiving Tubes This article, which describes the experiments of Bob Templeman of Chicago, IL, is from the Bell Jar (electronic version) No. 2 (October 1994), which was condensed from material originally presented in Volume 3, Numbers 1 & 2 (Winter & Spring 1994) of the Bell Jar.
Steven N. Meyers art x-ray photography
Bert Myers More x-rays. Not to be confused with Meyers with two e's.
This is a very cool art book: X=T: The Art of X-Ray Photography
x-ray history A nice history of x-rays
In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's discovery of x-rays in this laboratory revolutionized science and medicine but did you know that x-rays may have been produced by William Morgan, a Welsh mathematician, more than a century before Roentgen's discovery? In 1785, Morgan was conducting experiments on electrical discharges in a vacuum when he noted that "according to the length of time during which the mercury was boiled, the 'electric' light turned violet, then purple, then a beautiful green...and then the light became invisible." Morgan's experiment was witnessed by American diplomat Benjamin Franklin, a fellow investigator in electrical phenomena.
Danger! Danger!
Search Google for, "dangers of x-rays". Also interesting: X Rays and the Radioactive Workplace