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1. owlcation.com › stem › wilhelm-rntgen-and-the-discovery-of-x-raysWilhelm Röntgen and the Discovery of X-Rays - Owlcation

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   4 days ago · Wilhelm Röntgen was born in Germany, raised in Holland, and educated in Switzerland. After receiving his doctorate in 1869, he held various important positions, including professor of physics at Würzburg and at Munich. Röntgen’s research interests were varied, including elasticity, capillary, the specific heat of gases, piezoelectricity ...

2. www.famousscientists.org › wilhelm-rontgenWilhelm Röntgen - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous...

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   Advertisements. Lived 1845 - 1923. The German physicist, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was the first person to systematically produce and detect electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays or Röntgen rays. His discovery of x-rays was a great revolution in the fields of physics and medicine and electrified the general public.

3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › german-scientistGerman scientist discovers X-rays | November 8, 1895 | HISTORY

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   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 variety of ...

4. www.bbvaopenmind.com › en › scienceWilhelm Röntgen and the Rays That Changed Our World - OpenMind

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   Mar 26, 2021 · AN INVISIBLE LIGHT TO SEE NEW WORLDS. X-rays, discovered by the German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923), were the first of those scientific breakthroughs that literally changed our view of the world.

5. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsWilhelm Conrad Röntgen – Facts - NobelPrize.org

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   Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901. Born: 27 March 1845, Lennep, Prussia (now Remscheid, Germany) Died: 10 February 1923, Munich, Germany. Affiliation at the time of the award: Munich University, Munich, Germany.

6. www.encyclopedia.com › wilhelm-conrad-roentgenWilhelm Conrad Roentgen | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 23, 2018 · For the first two decades of his scientific career, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) studied a fairly diverse variety of topics, including the specific heats of gases, the Faraday effect in gases, magnetic effects associated with dielectric materials, and the compressibility of water.

7. www.fi.edu › en › awardsWilhelm Conrad Röntgen | The Franklin Institute

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   Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. For the discovery of X-rays. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born in 1845, at Lennep in the Lower Rhine Province of Germany. In 1869, he completed his Ph.D. at the University of Zurich. In 1874, he qualified as Lecturer at Strasbourg University and in 1875 he was appointed Professor in the Academy of Agriculture at ...