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Crookes
[krooks]
noun
Sir William, 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: discovered the element thallium and the cathode ray.
Crookes
/ ʊ /
noun
Sir William. 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: he investigated the properties of cathode rays and invented a type of radiometer and the lens named after him
Crookes
British chemist and physicist who discovered thallium in 1861 and invented the radiometer (1873–76). He also developed the Crookes tube, a modified vacuum tube that was later used by W.C. Roentgen and J.J. Thomson in experiments that led to the discovery of x-rays and the electron, respectively.
Example Sentences
"Joy Crookes is an artist who I've never seen live before who I love to hang out with on the radio," he says.
According to chairman Mike Crookes, the facility would "blight this area" and the economic impact on tourism could be "profound" and "catastrophic".
Joy Crookes, who's from South London, comes from a mixed heritage family - her mum is from Bangladesh, and her Dad is Irish.
Joy Crookes and Priya Ragu are two artists he names as starting out and being pushed by Asian Network, and they are now popular artists in the mainstream.
The shortlist is completed by soul singer Joy Crookes, postmodern punks Yard Act, London rapper Kojey Radical and actress Jessie Buckley, who is nominated for a collaborative album with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler.
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