Wilhelm Rontgen was a German physicist born in 1845 in Remscheid, Germany. He is best known for his discovery of X-rays in 1895, for which he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. His discovery revolutionized the field of medicine and opened up a new field of research in the study of electromagnetic radiation.
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About
German Physicist, who, in 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range, which today are known as X-rays. For his work he won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
Before Fame
In 1869, he graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich.
Trivia
Working with a substance that gave off invisible light, he found the light went through most objects, but not human bones.
Family Life
His family moved from Germany to the Netherlands when he was three.
Associated With
He won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 two years before Marie Curie did.