Question
Who invented the cloud chamber?
Solution
The cloud chamber, invented by C. T. R. Wilson in 1912, is an apparatus used to track charged particles. It operates by creating super-saturated vapor conditions where particle trails condense into visible droplets, aiding the study of radioactivity and particle physics.
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