When was Van de Graff generator invented and by whom? - Vidyadip

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When was Van de Graff generator invented and by whom?

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1933, Robert Van de Graff

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Van de Graff generator was invented by Robert Jemison Van de Graff on November 28, 1933. Robert Jemison invented the Van de Graff generator, which is a kind of high-voltage electrostatic generator that accelerates particles, while he was doing his PhD in Princeton University.

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