Paul Ulrich Villard

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Paul Ulrich Villard
Villard, c. 1908
Born(1860-09-28)28 September 1860
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, France
Died13 January 1934(1934-01-13) (aged 73)
Bayonne, France
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure
Known forDiscovery of gamma rays
Villard circuit
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsÉcole normale supérieure

Paul Ulrich Villard (28 September 1860 – 13 January 1934) was a French chemist and physicist. He discovered gamma rays in 1900 while studying the radiation emanating from radium.

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