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Helmuth Kulenkampff

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225: 262: 210: 291: 255: 296: 248: 138:(5 December 1895 – 12 June 1971) was a physicist notable for his studies of X-rays. He obtained his PhD in 1922 under 101: 286: 281: 143: 66: 166: 154: 157:
made the surprising observation that cosmic ray absorption in water is less than in air for same
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thickness. In 1938, Kulenkampff was the first to correctly explain this effect in terms of
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An account of Kulenkampff's opposition to the Nazi X-ray gun
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Werner Heisenberg
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