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What did Wilhelm Roentgen discover in 1895?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen discover in 1895?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen use to make fluorescent screens glow?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen use to make fluorescent screens glow?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays pass through, leaving bones and metals visible?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays pass through, leaving bones and metals visible?
What was one of Roentgen's first experiments with X-rays?
What was one of Roentgen's first experiments with X-rays?
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What did Wilhelm Roentgen call the rays he discovered?
What did Wilhelm Roentgen call the rays he discovered?
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Wilhelm Roentgen and X-rays
- Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895.
- Roentgen used a cathode ray tube to make fluorescent screens glow.
- Roentgen's discovery of X-rays showed that the rays could pass through flesh, leaving bones and metals visible.
- One of Roentgen's first experiments with X-rays involved taking a picture of his wife's hand, which revealed her bones.
- Roentgen called the rays he discovered "X-rays" because the nature of the rays was unknown at the time.
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Test your knowledge on the history of X-rays with this quiz. Learn about the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895 and their early effects on fluorescent screens and photographic plates.
