CTR Wilson, of Cloud Chamber Fame, on Thunderstorms & Sprites 1924

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C.T.R. Wilson published the following paper in 1924 (Proc. Phys. Soc.), in it he predicts the large atmospheric electrical discharges we now know as "sprites." He also has interesting observations on St. Elmo's fire and predicts the recently measured large emission of ionising radiation from lightning bolts.

Above, a modern graphic of thunderstorm electrical phenomena

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Nevada test Site, August 7, 1957. The tail, or “After” section of a U.S. Navy Goodyear ZSG-3 Blimp is shown with the Stokes cloud in background. The dirigible was in temporary free flight in excess of five miles from ground zero when collapsed by the shock wave from the blast. The airship was unmanned and was used in military effects experiments on blast and heat. 

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