That discovery changed medicine and industrial inspection. It is also an example of how an unexplained result in a workshop can open an entirely new field.
What to do: Read the history and see the story behind the first medical X-ray images.
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On November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays. Physicist Wilhelm Röntgen noticed a glow from an unexpected source while working with cathode-ray equipment in 1895. His experiments revealed radiation that could show structures hidden inside the human body. What to do: Read the history and see the story behind the first medical X-ray images.
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