The photoelectric effect. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
(This effect, called the photoelectric effect, earned Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize in 1921.). From Wordnik.com. [Macworld] Reference
And the photoelectric effect, to complete the list. From Wordnik.com. [Relativity Denialists: Like the Heads of the Hydra… « Skulls in the Stars] Reference
Other elements are being used in the photoelectric applications. From Wordnik.com. [Selenium] Reference
Phoenix photoelectric effect photon photosynthesis phrase phylum. From Wordnik.com. [Entry Index: operating system to Pikes Peak] Reference
Singer stood there, silent as ever, his photoelectric eyes glowing. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
Later Lenard extended the work of Hertz on the photoelectric effect. From Wordnik.com. [Philipp Lenard - Biography] Reference
His photoelectric eyes looked at her, and he gave a small, apologetic wave. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
Einstein came forward with his work on specific heat and the photoelectric effect. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 - Presentation Speech] Reference
He remained very still, focusing his photoelectric eyes and activating their zoom lenses. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
Photons were imaginary when Einstein first started working out the photoelectric problem. From Wordnik.com. [Assessing Causality] Reference
Lights Out doesn't offer visions of electric cars powered by a coating of photoelectric paint. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic Of Energy Engineering] Reference
And, as absurd as it seemed, she could have sworn that she saw a smile in his photoelectric eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
The streetlights were clicking off as their photoelectric sensors told them the sun was coming up. From Wordnik.com. [The Bear and the Dragon]
Nobel Prize to Einstein in 1922 was based on his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. From Wordnik.com. [The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archives] Reference
June 2007 marked the 102nd anniversary of Einstein's discovery in 1905 of the photoelectric effect. From Wordnik.com. [EINSTEIN WAS CORRECT ~ GOD DOESN'T PLAY DICE] Reference
The photoelectric receivers are photoelements, photoresistors, photodiodes, photomultipliers and others. From Wordnik.com. [4. Measurements at Lighting Installations] Reference
Because it is easily ionized by light, metallic cesium is used in photoelectric cells and infrared detectors. From Wordnik.com. [Cesium] Reference
I mean, understand, it was basic research in the photoelectric effect that would one day lead to solar panels. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2009] Reference
Photovoltaics (PV) take advantage of the photoelectric effect to convert the energy in sunlight to electricity. From Wordnik.com. [Renewable energy] Reference
Ionization sensors respond faster to flaming fires while photoelectric sensors respond faster to smoldering fires. From Wordnik.com. [Beep, beep: How to build a better smoke alarm] Reference
A precisely regulated current lit each bulb while a photoelectric cell and meter measured the light output in lumens. From Wordnik.com. [Vintage Consumer Reports: Lightbulb testing] Reference
Blaustein tuned in the photoelectric analyzer, read the answer off a dial, and whipped a slide rule through his fingers. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Way Home]
It was not Planck, however, but Einstein, that drew this conclusion, which involves the law of the photoelectric effect. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1924 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Einstein's all-important photoelectric equation, and made the first direct photoelectric determination of Planck's constant h. From Wordnik.com. [Robert A. Millikan - Biography] Reference
To him the vagaries of the photoelectric effect were home ground, but he also realised that to the average fool they were not. From Wordnik.com. [Bonecrack]
Just for a moment, as each hit the ground and were swallowed in shadow, he saw the bright, red, photoelectric glow of their eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Time Was]
We can set up a biosphere on the inner surface, with a sunlight tube down the axis and photoelectric power sources on the outside. From Wordnik.com. [A Hole In Space]
It contains visual estimates (big circles), photographic (squares), photoelectric (triangles) and CCD (small circles) observations. From Wordnik.com. [Eta Carinae- A Naked Eye Enigma | Universe Today] Reference
This primitive robot had a photoelectric cell for an eye, a sensing device to detect objects, and motors that allowed it to maneuver. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Lanza, M.D.: Will Machines Take Over the World? The Scientific Turning Point] Reference
And at the end, his view of light as quantized and particular confronts the reality of the heretofore unexplained photoelectric effect. From Wordnik.com. [2005 July - Telic Thoughts] Reference
Einstein's physicist offspring marvel at how well rounded he was as a scientist -- brownian motion, photoelectric effect, cosmology etc. From Wordnik.com. [that numismatic gave me philatio] Reference
Instead of using photoelectric cells like the other five teams, two teams are using Stirling engines that will run off of the beam's heat. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: October 2005 Archives] Reference
Albert Einstein for his explanation of the photoelectric effect the ejection of electrons from the surface of a metal in response to light. From Wordnik.com. [Test Your Solar-Power IQ] Reference
If he had never existed, someone or other someones would have explained the photoelectric effect and discovered the theories of relativity. From Wordnik.com. [NSF's "The Evolution of Evolution" - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
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