MCQ
When was Van de Graff generator invented and by whom?
- A1944, Robin Van de Graff
- B1932, Robert Van de Graff
- C1933, Robin Van de Graff
- D1933, Robert Van de Graff
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Answer
- 1933, Robert Van de Graff
Explanation:
Van de Graff generator was invented by Robert Jemison Van de Graff on November 28, 1933. Robert Jemison invented the Van de Graff generator, which is a kind of high-voltage electrostatic generator that accelerates particles, while he was doing his PhD in Princeton University.
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