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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (/ ˈ r ɛ n t ɡ ə n,-dʒ ə n, ˈ r ʌ n t-/; [4] German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈʁœntɡən] ⓘ; 27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923) was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, [5] who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen 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.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 was awarded to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him"
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.
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
May 23, 2018 · Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. 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.
Nov 1, 2020 · The echo on this new radiation type which Röntgen himself called X-rays was extraordinary, triggering an avalanche in the science world, beginning with Röntgen’s friend and colleague Professor Exner at the Vienna University.
