Re: Cosmology

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

Ah another illusion shattered. I had it that Einstein actually
participated in an experimental verification.
The detail of the clean copper sheet was vivid.

Was it  Lenard who also used copper, after all?

Brian W

At 07:10 PM 6/21/2004, you wrote:
> Goger your interpretation of my seemingly inarticulate communication.
>
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Brian Whatcott wrote:
>
> > At 11:34 AM 6/21/2004, Jack,  you wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Planck's remained a lonely voice until a patent clerk illuminated
> > > > > > a clean copper sheet with light of various intensities and
> > > > > > frequencies and used the same fudge factor to fit the
> > > > > > response curve.  This did snag a Nobel. What year was that?
> > > > > >   Can't recall.    [Brian]
> > > >
> > > > >         Not exactly (see Richtmeyer & Kinnard,Ch. III).  Herts
> reported
> > > > >the effect in 1887.    [Jack]
> > >
> > > > 1887. This was when Hertz reported that UV emission from
> > > >   his spark transmitter facilitated sparks in his spark gap
> > > > detector.   [Brian]
> > >
> > >Pure obfuscation.  This responds to the "Clerk illuminated..."  The clerk
> > >explained the effect, he didn't report it.  [Jack]
> >
> >
> > Your style is a little telegraphic at this point, Jack.
> > Who is being obfuscating? Hertz, me, you?
> >
> > I THINK you may be saying that Einstein did not in fact observe an
> > illuminated copper plate. Is that it?
> >
> >
> > Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!