Discovery of X-rays
Unverified
Date
November 08, 1895
Type
World
Author
htristian82
Location
Würzburg,
Bavaria,
Germany
Categories
Science & Technology
Event Details
On November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered a new type of radiation while experimenting with cathode rays. He named them "X-rays" due to their unknown nature and took the famous X-ray image of his wife's hand.
X-rays revolutionized medicine by allowing non-invasive internal imaging. Röntgen received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.