FREEZING THE ATOM
PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE TAKEN An attempt to-freeze the atom so that it will remain still to be photographed is to be made at Princetown University. This new attack on the atom will be made with a special scientific refrigerator containing crystals of metal and minerals. Liquid hydrogen will cool the refrigerator, and a temperature of 400 degrees below zero is expected to still the atom much as a photographer calms restless children. X-Ray spectroscopic pictures will then be taken, and from these scientists hope to discover how the atoms hold each other to form the crystal. This attraction, presumed to be eleetrical, is one of Nature's strongest forces. It governs the strength and durability of materials used in industry.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 356, 18 October 1932, Page 6
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122FREEZING THE ATOM Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 356, 18 October 1932, Page 6
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