Talk:William Crookes

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[edit] This is a direct copy.

This site (http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/icl/heyes/LanthAct/Biogs/Crookes.html) was copy-and-pasted into this Wikipedia article. Even though the originating site is listed, I think that that is still a severe no-no.

[edit] Crookes

Hi, can somebody make a disambig as follows:

  • crookes
    • Crookes (district) of City Sheffield
    • William Crookes - English chemist and physicist

thanks  :Peter439 19:47, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

The page for Crookes in Sheffield contains a pointer to William the scientist. DFH 20:09, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] discoverer of true electron direction

aside from plagiarism, this guy is responsible for the discovery and proof of the true electron flow (- to +) rather than the conventional flow (+ to -) assumed by Benjamin Franklin. source: http://www.3rd1000.com/history/electrons.htm search on "William Crookes" Mdoc7 (talk) 23:08, 2 March 2008 (UTC)