Zworykin "W" shaped electron multiplier tube

Zworykin W-shaped electron multiplier tube
Zworykin W-shaped electron multiplier tube (B&W)
Description (Brief):

"W" configuration with copper wires, eleven electrodes.

Date Made: ca 1934

Maker: Zworykin, Vladimir

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: from RCA David Sarnoff Research Center, thru J.S. Donal, Jr.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.319180Catalog Number: 319180Accession Number: 236304

Object Name: Electron Tube, Photo Multiplierphoto multiplier tubeelectron multiplier tube

Measurements: overall: 6 in x 6 in x 1 in; 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm x 2.54 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3865-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_714301

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