Why do our terms suck so much?
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>alpha radiation
>beta radiation
>gamma-ray
>x-ray
>Neutron radiation
None of these terms besides the last one tell you anything about what it is or what it does.
You might as well call the x-ray a Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen ray, since it at least teaches you who came up with the dumb thing.
>beta radiation
>gamma-ray
>x-ray
>Neutron radiation
None of these terms besides the last one tell you anything about what it is or what it does.
You might as well call the x-ray a Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen ray, since it at least teaches you who came up with the dumb thing.
