The technique or process of creating images or records using electron beams from a cathode.
From cathodo- + -graphy 'process of writing or recording.' Emerged in early 20th century as a scientific technique for visualizing electron interactions.
Cathodography was pioneering technology that led to electron microscopes—scientists realized they could use electrons like light rays to see objects too tiny for regular microscopes.
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