Wilhelm Röntgen

Background

A German physicist; recipient of the first Nobel Prize in Physics (1901).

Contribution

Discovered X-rays in 1895 and imaged the bones of a hand, immediately transforming medical diagnosis — a discovery he chose not to patent.

Associated inventions

• X-Ray Imaging

Sources & further reading

Each citation names the publisher and the exact reference title.

• The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 — Wilhelm Conrad RöntgenThe Nobel Prize · Professional body
• Deutsches Museum — collections & researchDeutsches Museum · Museum

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