Geiger counter
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Geiger counter
Summary
Geiger counter is a type of machine element[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_machine_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,346 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Geiger counter is credited with the discovery of Walther Müller[3].
- Geiger counter is credited with the discovery of Hans Geiger[4].
- Geiger counter's instance of is recorded as type of machine element[5].
- Hans Geiger is named after Geiger counter[6].
- Walther Müller is named after Geiger counter[7].
- Geiger counter is a type of measuring instrument[8].
- Geiger counter is a type of particle detector[9].
- Geiger counter is a type of gaseous ionization detector[10].
- Geiger counter is used for radioactivity[11].
- Geiger counter is used for particle detector[12].
- Geiger counter's Commons category is recorded as Geiger counters[13].
- 1928 marks the founding of Geiger counter[14].
- Geiger counter's uses is recorded as sonification[15].
- Geiger counter's has part is recorded as Geiger-Müller tube[16].
- Geiger counter's has part is recorded as counter[17].
- Geiger counter's model item is recorded as Federal Civil Defense Administration geiger counter[18].
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Definition and Type
Geiger counter's instance of is recorded as type of machine element[5]. Recorded subclass of include measuring instrument[8], particle detector[9], and gaseous ionization detector[10].
Origins
Things named after include Hans Geiger[6], a physicist[19], 1882–1945[20], of German Empire[21], awarded the Hughes Medal[22], specialised in physics[23] and Walther Müller[7], a physicist[24], 1905–1979[25], of Germany[26], specialised in physics[27]. 1928 marks the founding of Geiger counter[14].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include radioactivity[11] and particle detector[12].
Why It Matters
Geiger counter ranks in the top 3% of type_of_machine_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,346 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]