Geiger counter

Summary

Geiger counter is a type of machine element^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_machine_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,468 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Geiger counter is credited with the discovery of Walther Müller^[3].
• Geiger counter is credited with the discovery of Hans Geiger^[4].
• Geiger counter's image is recorded as Geiger counter 2.jpg^[5].
• Geiger counter's instance of is recorded as type of machine element^[6].
• Geiger counter's audio is recorded as Geiger panic.ogg^[7].
• Hans Geiger is named after Geiger counter^[8].
• Walther Müller is named after Geiger counter^[9].
• Geiger counter's GND ID is recorded as 4131874-2^[10].
• Geiger counter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85053668^[11].
• Geiger counter's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11981090j^[12].
• Geiger counter's subclass of is recorded as measuring instrument^[13].
• Geiger counter's subclass of is recorded as particle detector^[14].
• Geiger counter's subclass of is recorded as gaseous ionization detector^[15].
• Geiger counter's has use is recorded as radioactivity^[16].
• Geiger counter's has use is recorded as particle detector^[17].
• Geiger counter's Commons category is recorded as Geiger counters^[18].
• Geiger counter's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 41239^[19].
• +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Geiger counter^[20].
• Geiger counter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ddt^[21].
• Geiger counter's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300197541^[22].
• Geiger counter's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 539.774^[23].
• Geiger counter's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10665305^[24].
• Geiger counter's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 789641^[25].
• Geiger counter's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Geiger-counter^[26].
• Geiger counter's UNSPSC code is recorded as 60105002^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Walther Müller^[3], a physicist^[28], 1905–1979^[29], of Germany^[30], specialised in physics^[31] and Hans Geiger^[4], a physicist^[32], 1882–1945^[33], of German Empire^[34], awarded the Hughes Medal^[35], specialised in physics^[36].

Why It Matters

Geiger counter ranks in the top 3% of type_of_machine_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,468 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]