Willoughby Smith (6 April 1828, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk – 17 July 1891, in Eastbourne, Sussex) was an English electrical engineer who discovered the...
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Julie Willoughby is an American politician and ER nurse from Chandler, Arizona. A Republican, she is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and...
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Willoughby is a masculine given name which may refer to: Willoughby Aston (disambiguation), three Aston baronets Willoughby J. Edbrooke (1843–1896), American...
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electrolyte, when struck by light, the photovoltaic effect. In 1873, Willoughby Smith observed that selenium resistors exhibit decreasing resistance when...
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replicated again until 1873, when the English electrical engineer Willoughby Smith discovered that the charge could be caused by light hitting selenium...
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Look up Willoughby in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Willoughby (/ˈwɪləbi/ WIL-ə-bee) may refer to: Willoughby Bay (Antigua), on the southeast coast...
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submarine telegraph cables. It was patented in 1859 by John Chatterton and Willoughby Smith. Its constitution is as follows: 3 parts gutta-percha 1 part rosin...
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relationship between light and electronic properties of materials. In 1873, Willoughby Smith discovered photoconductivity in selenium while testing the metal for...
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the Earth, Berzelius named the new element after the Moon. In 1873, Willoughby Smith found that the electrical conductivity of grey selenium was affected...
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blackbody theorem E = J ( T , n ) {\displaystyle E=J(T,n)} . 1873: Willoughby Smith discovered the photoconductivity of selenium. 1878: Samuel Pierpont...
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demonstrated a working laboratory version in 1851.[citation needed] Willoughby Smith discovered the photoconductivity of the element selenium in 1873. As...
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visits Holmes at 221B Baker Street to discuss the violent death of Willoughby Smith, secretary to aged invalid Professor Coram. Coram had dismissed his...
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date.[citation needed] The most notable person to have come from Willoughby is John Smith, one of the leaders of the Virginia Colony in North America. He...
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(1828–1893) writer, one of the first British women nurses in the Red Cross Willoughby Smith (1828–1891) electrical engineer, discovered the photoconductivity of...
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The Willoughbys is a 2020 animated comedy film directed by Kris Pearn and co-directed by Rob Lodermeier (in his feature directorial debut), from a screenplay...
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Marlene Willoughby is an American former adult film actress and model who also made occasional appearances in mainstream film, television and theatre....
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developed and put into service by Giovanni Caselli from 1856 onward. Willoughby Smith discovered the photoconductivity of the element selenium in 1873, laying...
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force. 1873: Frederick Guthrie discovers thermionic emission. 1873: Willoughby Smith discovers photoconductivity. 1875: William Crookes invented the Crookes...
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into service by the Italian priest Giovanni Caselli from 1856 onward. Willoughby Smith, an English electrical engineer, discovered the photoconductivity of...
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had been returned for "Westel Willoughby," without the "Jr.", and so Smith initially appeared to have a majority. Smith declined to challenge the results...
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Year Event 1873 Willoughby Smith discovers the photoconductivity of the element selenium. This results in the invention of the photoelectric cell. 1877...
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built the world's first photovoltaic cell in his father's laboratory. Willoughby Smith first described the "Effect of Light on Selenium during the passage...
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1873 Discovery of the photoconductivity of the element selenium by Willoughby Smith. This led to the invention of photoelectric cells (solar panels), including...
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via an electrode in a conductive solution exposed to light. 1873 - Willoughby Smith finds that selenium shows photoconductivity. 1874 - James Clerk Maxwell...
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quickly grow rich." Smith died in London in 1631. Smith's exact birth date is unclear. He was baptized on 6 January 1580 at Willoughby, near Alford, Lincolnshire...
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"A Stop at Willoughby" is episode 30 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling cited this as his favorite story from the...
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brother Henry Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby of Parham. Francis Willoughby was the second son of William Willoughby, 3rd Lord Willoughby of Parham The...
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William Thomson, Sir James Anderson, C. F. Varley, Latimer Clark and Willoughby Smith. Jenkin's sketches of Clark and Varley are remarkable. At Saint-Pierre...
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Francis Willoughby (1546/7–1596) was an English industrialist and coalowner, who built Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire. Francis Willoughby was the younger...
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Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (12 October 1555 – 25 June 1601) was the son of Katherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, and Richard...
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