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Robert Jemison Van de Graaff: Quick Facts

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Born December 20, 1901 • Tuscaloosa • Alabama
Died January 16, 1967 (aged 65) • Boston • Massachusetts
Inventions Van de Graaff generator

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Two 15-foot (4.6-metre) spherical terminals of the Van de Graaff direct current electrostatic generator, New Bedford, Mass., 1935.
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