Search results
We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
- Nobel Diploma
We would like to show you a description here but the site...
- Nobel Lecture
We would like to show you a description here but the site...
- Nobel Diploma
1 day ago · Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (born March 27, 1845, Lennep, Prussia [now Remscheid, Germany]—died February 10, 1923, Munich, Germany) 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. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
People also ask
Why was Röntgen awarded a Nobel Prize in physics?
Who was awarded the first Nobel Prize in physics?
Why did Röntgen not get a patent?
How did Wilhelm Röntgen discover cathode radiation?
In 1901, Röntgen was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics. The award was officially "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him". [22]
What impact did the discovery of X-rays have on our daily lives? Learn more about X-rays, which were discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895. He was awarded the very first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his work.
May 17, 2018 · Röntgen, Wilhelm Konrad (1845–1923) German physicist. In 1895, Röntgen discovered X-rays. He also conducted important work on electricity, the specific heats of gases, and the heat conductivity of crystals. In 1901, Röntgen received the first Nobel Prize in physics.
Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Born Lennep, Germany, March 27, 1845 Died Munich, February 10, 1923
In further experiments, Röntgen showed that the new rays are produced by the impact of cathode rays on a material object. Because their nature was then unknown, he gave them the name X-rays. Röntgen received the first Nobel Prize in physics in 1901.
Related searches
