Photoelectric

I took a beautiful course on statistical mechanics by L. Rosenfeld, did experimental work on noise in photoelectric detectors, and prepared the notes for a seminar on Brownian motion given by J.M.W. Milatz. ❋ Unknown (1981)

In another paper written in 1905, Einstein gave an explanation of why certain metals had been observed to emit electrons when light shone upon them, an effect known as the photoelectric effect. ❋ Leonard Mlodinow (2001)

(This effect, called the photoelectric effect, earned Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize in 1921.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Truth about Cell Phones and Cancer Scientific AmericanBasically, if you understand Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect, you already know why mobile phones can't cause cancer. ❋ Charles Arthur (2010)

But it often works the other way in science -- Einstein won his Noble prize for explaining the photoelectric effect; we still don't have a perfect grasp of superconductivity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Yet," the article points out, "a century after Albert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect, solar technology remains a trivial player in global energy." ❋ Brian Keane (2010)

YeZ works its magic of photoelectric conversion with the help of state-of-the-art solar panels on the roof, wind power conversion via small wind turbines in the wheels, and carbon dioxide absorption and conversion through the bodywork. ❋ Unknown (2010)

German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The normal denizens of sci. physics often wondered why you never found cranks who attacked Einstein's explanation of specific heat, or diffusion, or even the photoelectric effect, and that very absence of crackpottery is the clue that they weren't just trying to achieve fame by knocking off the king; they were sincerely pursuing what they perceived as reality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Albert Einstein, for his 1905 theory (proven in the lab by 1921) on the photoelectric effect. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Finally, test the door's photoelectric eyes by holding the 2x4 between them. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The device they sketched on the board that afternoon was an image sensor based on Albert Einstein's photoelectric effect, in which arrays of photocells would emit electrons in amounts proportional to the intensity of incoming light. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The CCD technology makes use of the photoelectric effect, as theorized by Albert Einstein and for which he was awarded the 1921 year's Nobel Prize. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This primitive robot had a photoelectric cell for an eye, a sensing device to detect objects, and motors that allowed it to maneuver. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ionization sensors respond faster to flaming fires while photoelectric sensors respond faster to smoldering fires. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I stopped paying attention to classes when we [photoelectric effect] began leading into [quantum theory]. Got a passing grade of [C-], though. ❋ Bad C Dev (2021)