Robert J. Van de Graaff - Revision history

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	Van de Graaff Generator is also the name of a British progressive rock band that was formed in 1967.		Van de Graaff Generator is also the name of a British progressive rock band that was formed in 1967.

			Van de Graaff worked with John Trump: MIT electrical engineering professor and uncle of real estate mogul and candidate for the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	==References==		==References==

			https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_de_Graaff_generator&redirect=no

			https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Graaf_Generator

			http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/robert-jemison-van-de-graaff/

			http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/robert-jemison-van-de-graaff/

			https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Van_de_Graaff

			http://tvdg10.phy.bnl.gov/vandegraaff.html

	==External links==		==External links==

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmhP6YiN6s		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmhP6YiN6s

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	===External links===		==External links==

			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmhP6YiN6s

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	Van de Graaff's three older brothers all played football at the University of Alabama and made the College Football All-Southern Team. His brother William "Bully" Van de Graaff was named to the All-American team in 1915.		Van de Graaff's three older brothers all played football at the University of Alabama and made the College Football All-Southern Team. His brother William "Bully" Van de Graaff was named to the All-American team in 1915.

			Van de Graaff Generator is also the name of a British progressive rock band that was formed in 1967.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	Van de Graaff produced the first model of his generator in 1929. It produced 80,000 volts, in comparison, a Van de Graaff generator today can produce up to 7,000,000 volts. Van de Graaff created his generator as a particle accelerator at Princeton University with Nicholas Burke. The generator creates high electric potential using a motorized belt of rubber to carry charge from a high voltage source at one end of the belt to a hollow sphere at the other end. The charge on the outside of the sphere is used to neutralize the inside of the sphere which causes charge to build up on the outer shell while the inside remains neutral thereby creating high potential difference.		Van de Graaff produced the first model of his generator in 1929. It produced 80,000 volts, in comparison, a Van de Graaff generator today can produce up to 7,000,000 volts. Van de Graaff created his generator as a particle accelerator at Princeton University with Nicholas Burke. The generator creates high electric potential using a motorized belt of rubber to carry charge from a high voltage source at one end of the belt to a hollow sphere at the other end. The charge on the outside of the sphere is used to neutralize the inside of the sphere which causes charge to build up on the outer shell while the inside remains neutral thereby creating high potential difference.

	Van de Graaff developed a 40-foot tall version of his generator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 that had the ability to produce much higher voltages. Another way to produce higher voltages is using a tandem generator which accelerates a particle twice which essentially doubles the voltage produced. The Van de Graaff generator was the most powerful particle accelerator until the cyclotron was developed by Ernest Lawrence. Van de Graaff generators were used for things such as nuclear medicine, the study of nuclear structure, and radiography.		Van de Graaff developed a 40-foot tall version of his generator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 that had the ability to produce much higher voltages. Another way to produce higher voltages is using a tandem generator which accelerates a particle twice which essentially doubles the voltage produced. Tandem Van de Graaff generators can produce up to 30 million volts. The Van de Graaff generator was the most powerful particle accelerator until the cyclotron was developed by Ernest Lawrence. Van de Graaff generators were used for things such as nuclear medicine, the study of nuclear structure, and radiography.


	==Interesting Facts==		==Interesting Facts==

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	[[Electric Potential]]		[[Electric Potential]]

			[[Generator]]

	[[Cyclotron]]		[[Cyclotron]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

			[[Electric Potential]]
			[[Cyclotron]]
	[[Ernest Lawrence]]		[[Ernest Lawrence]]

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	[[File:Van_de_Graaff_Generator.svg.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Van de Graaff Generator]]		[[File:Van_de_Graaff_Generator.svg.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Van de Graaff Generator]]
	Van de Graaff produced the first model of his generator in 1929. It produced 80,000 volts, in comparison, a Van de Graaff generator today can produce up to 7,000,000 volts. Van de Graaff created his generator as a particle accelerator at Princeton University with Nicholas Burke. The generator creates high electric potential using a motorized belt of rubber to carry charge from a high voltage source at one end of the belt to a hollow sphere at the other end. The charge on the outside of the sphere is used to neutralize the inside of the sphere which causes charge to build up on the outer shell while the inside remains neutral thereby creating high potential difference.		Van de Graaff produced the first model of his generator in 1929. It produced 80,000 volts, in comparison, a Van de Graaff generator today can produce up to 7,000,000 volts. Van de Graaff created his generator as a particle accelerator at Princeton University with Nicholas Burke. The generator creates high electric potential using a motorized belt of rubber to carry charge from a high voltage source at one end of the belt to a hollow sphere at the other end. The charge on the outside of the sphere is used to neutralize the inside of the sphere which causes charge to build up on the outer shell while the inside remains neutral thereby creating high potential difference.

			Van de Graaff developed a 40-foot tall version of his generator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 that had the ability to produce much higher voltages. Another way to produce higher voltages is using a tandem generator which accelerates a particle twice which essentially doubles the voltage produced. The Van de Graaff generator was the most powerful particle accelerator until the cyclotron was developed by Ernest Lawrence. Van de Graaff generators were used for things such as nuclear medicine, the study of nuclear structure, and radiography.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			[[Ernest Lawrence]]


	==References==		==References==