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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (/ ˈ r ɛ n t ɡ ə n,-dʒ ə n, ˈ r ʌ n t-/; [4] German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈʁœntɡən] ⓘ; 27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923) was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, [5] who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a physicist who received the first Nobel Prize for Physics, in 1901, for his discovery of X-rays, which heralded the age of modern physics and revolutionized diagnostic medicine.
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X-rays were discovered in 1895 by the German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, [2] who named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation. [3]
Sep 21, 2023 · The scientific and medical communities will forever be indebted to an accidental discovery made by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895. Röntgen originally set out to research the electrical charges or cathode rays created in vacuum tubes known as Crookes tubes.
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Jul 19, 2024 · Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), a German scientist, discovered X-rays or Röntgen rays in November 1895. He was awarded the first Nobel Prize for Physics for this discovery in 1901. The thrill of the discovery became caught up in the late Victorian obsession with ghosts and photography.
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Oct 24, 2024 · X-rays were discovered in 1895 by German physicist Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen while investigating the effects of electron beams (then called cathode rays) in electrical discharges through low-pressure gases.
Nov 24, 2009 · On November 8, 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would ultimately benefit a...
