Question
Straight trajectories within these devices were first demonstrated via Maltese cross-shaped shadows. Ferdinand Braun pioneered these devices by using a "cold" component to supplement thermionic emission. In these devices, two pairs of deflection coils determine position on a phosphor screen. Evacuation of these devices was improved by William (*) Crookes, who demonstrated deflection by pressing magnets against them. These devices were central to the earliest oscilloscopes. J. J. Thomson used these devices to discover the electron. Liquid crystals and OLEDs have supplanted the inclusion of these devices in electronic displays. For 10 points, name these devices found in analog television screens. ■END■
ANSWER: cathode ray tubes [or CRTs or vacuum tubes; accept Crookes tubes or Crookes–Hittorf tubes until "Crookes" is read; prompt on Crookes tubes or Crookes–Hittorf tubes after “Crookes” is read; prompt on evacuated tubes or discharge tubes or gas-filled tubes or Plücker tubes or CRTs]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 64.50 |