Conrad Roentgen Wihelm

Anne Villalobos

· 29 Jul 2021

Conrad Roentgen Wihelm

#expertise
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German mechanical and physicist engineer from the University of Würzburg. On 8 November 1895 it produced electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths corresponding to the currently called X-rays. In the following years, Röntgen published studies on a new type of lightning

For his discovery, he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. The award was officially awarded “in recognition of the extraordinary services it has provided with the discovery of the remarkable rays that bear his name”. Röntgen donated monetary reward to his university and refused to register any patents related to its discovery for ethical reasons. He didn't want the lightning to bear his name either.

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https://www.xtal.iqfr.csic.es/Cristalografia/archivos_02/roentgen.jpg
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https://curiosfera-historia.com/wp-content/uploads/hisotria-de-la-radiograf%C3%ADa.jpg