History
The theory of electron capture was first discussed by Gian-Carlo Wick in a 1934 paper, and then developed by Hideki Yukawa and others. K-electron capture was first observed by Luis Alvarez, in vanadium-49. He reported it in a 1937 paper in the Physical Review. Alvarez went on to study electron capture in gallium-67 and other nuclides.
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