Geiger counter

instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation
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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].

Body

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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Model item Federal Civil Defense Administration geiger counter
    Subclass of
    Inception +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Discoverer or inventor Walther Müller, Hans Geiger
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560574305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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