= Philipp Lenard
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= Philipp Eduard Anton Lenard
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= P. Lenard
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<Philipp Lenard> investigated <cathode rays> by allowing them to leave a discharge tube through a thin window. Studying their effects beyond the original discharge made their penetration, <absorption> and ability to ionize other material experimentally accessible. These measurements helped separate the properties of the rays from the particular gas discharge that generated them. His lecture describes the apparatus and the comparison of different materials, connecting an invisible beam with measurable fluorescence and electrical effects.<On Cathode Rays by Philipp Lenard>[1906 Nobel lecture, window apparatus and material-dependent effects]{ref}
A <physicist>.https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/university/history/heidelberg-university-nobel-laureates?menu=2[Independent biographical identity and professional specialization]{ref}
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