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On August 7, 1912, during his seventh balloon flight from Aussig a. d. Elbe to Pieskow near Berlin, Victor F. Hess proved that at an altitude of 5000 m a much stronger (ionizing) radiation is present than on earth - For this his discovery of cosmic radiation the Styrian scientist received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936.
— © Victor-Franz-Hess-Gesellschaft e.V.-Archiv Dauerleihgaben VFH.Breisky, Pöllau
Memorial stone in honor of Victor Franz Hess in Pieskow/Bad Saarow, where his decisive balloon flight landed. The unveiling took place on the occasion of an international commemoration on 6-8. Aug. 2012 in the presence of Arthur Breisky, step-grandson of Victor F. Hess.
— © Privat-Foto Dr. Lily Wilmes
On the desk of Victor Franz Hess from the Vienna Institute for Radium Research (kept at
— © Foto: Mag. Arthur G.P. Schuster
Historical model of the balloon gondola from the beginning of the 20th century, of the type used by Hess for his balloon flights. Attached is the Stockholm certificate of Victor Franz Hess Nobel Prize 1936 for Physics.
— © Gondel: Leihgabe Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien, Foto: Mag. Arthur G.P. Schuster; © Kopie Nobel-Preis-Urkunde: William & Arthur Breisky; MA, USA
Victor Franz Hess at his desk in the Vienna Radium Institute (photo dated: 1916), where he evaluated the measurements from his successful balloon flights.
— © Victor-Franz-Hess-Gesellschaft e.V. – Archiv Dauerleihgaben VFH-Breisky, Pöllau
Victor F. Hess (right) accepts the Nobel Prize medal for his discovery of cosmic rays on December 10, 1936.
— © Victor-Franz-Hess-Gesellschaft e.V. – Archiv Dauerleihgaben VFH-Breisky, Pöllau
Grave of Victor Francis Hess (1883-1964) and Elizabeth Hess (1905-1973) in White Plains, NY, USA
Mount Calvary Cemetary, White Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA