Story of Victor Hess
From Cosmos
00:00 - 02:46
2m 46s
Victor Hess tests his own hypothesis of cosmic radiation by using a hot air balloon and checking the radiation in the atmosphere. He noticed that it did indeed increase as he traveled higher up in the air.

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