▁Corn ell ▁University ▁( I th aca , ▁New ▁York ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁with ▁research ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Edward ▁Le am ington ▁Nich ols . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁research ▁▁ ▁F ole y ▁was ▁interested ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁radiation ▁and ▁wave ▁phen omena ▁of ▁all ▁sorts . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁just ▁about ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁Marie ▁Sk łod ow ska - Cur ie , ▁Pierre ▁Cur ie , ▁and ▁Gust ave ▁B ém ont ▁announced ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁in ▁Paris ) ▁their ▁discovery ▁of ▁rad ium . ▁Se izing ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁popular ize ▁a ▁new ▁scientific ▁phenomen on , ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁F ole y ▁was ▁giving ▁spect ac ular ▁public ▁demonstr ations ▁of ▁radiation ▁from ▁rad ium . ▁He ▁demonstrated ▁some ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁radiation ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁spin th aris cope , ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Sir ▁William ▁Cro okes ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁F ole y ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁IU ▁Inst ruct or ▁Ry land ▁Rat l iff , ▁investig ating ▁properties ▁of ▁“ one - t enth ▁of ▁a ▁gram ▁of ▁‘ Cur ie ’ ▁rad ium ▁ch lor ide .” ▁ ▁F ole y ▁also ▁investig ated ▁radio ▁waves ▁and ▁sound ▁waves . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁of ▁a ▁professor ship ▁in ▁the ▁Luther ▁D ana ▁Wat erman ▁Institute ▁for ▁Research ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University , ▁where