We can in fact first place the beam of rays of moving positive atomic ions in a plane perpendicular to the axis in which we see the spectral lines emitted by them.
-- Johannes Stark
   
Johannes Stark   Name:
Johannes Stark
Type:
Physicist
Nationality:
none
Birth:
April 15, 1874
Death:
June 21, 1957
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