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Who invented the Crookes tube?
Who invented the Crookes tube?
What was the plate coated with, which happened to be lying on a bench top several meters from the Crookes tube?
What was the plate coated with, which happened to be lying on a bench top several meters from the Crookes tube?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen call the glow emitted by the plate coated with barium platinocyanide?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen call the glow emitted by the plate coated with barium platinocyanide?
What did the 'X' in 'X-light' stand for?
What did the 'X' in 'X-light' stand for?
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What was William Crookes investigating with the Crookes tube?
What was William Crookes investigating with the Crookes tube?
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What did Wilhelm Roentgen discover while experimenting with a type of Crookes tube?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen discover while experimenting with a type of Crookes tube?
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What did Wilhelm Roentgen call the glow emitted by the plate coated with barium platinocyanide?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen call the glow emitted by the plate coated with barium platinocyanide?
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What did Wilhelm Roentgen specifically investigate after noticing the 'X-light'?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen specifically investigate after noticing the 'X-light'?
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What did Wilhelm Roentgen produce in February 1896 as a result of his work with the 'X-light'?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen produce in February 1896 as a result of his work with the 'X-light'?
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Who developed the first fluoroscope and what materials were used for fluorescence?
Who developed the first fluoroscope and what materials were used for fluorescence?
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Who was the first x-ray fatality in the United States?
Who was the first x-ray fatality in the United States?
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Who was responsible for the first application of collimation and filtration in x-ray technology?
Who was responsible for the first application of collimation and filtration in x-ray technology?
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Who introduced the interrupter less transformer and the Snook transformer?
Who introduced the interrupter less transformer and the Snook transformer?
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Who introduced the Coolidge x-ray tube?
Who introduced the Coolidge x-ray tube?
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Who invented the stationary grid and later applied for a patent for a moving grid?
Who invented the stationary grid and later applied for a patent for a moving grid?
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