1895: German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen is working in his laboratory in Würzburg when he accidentally discovers the X-ray. Roentgen was conducting experiments with a Crookes tube -- basically a glass ...

X-Rays are the amazing bits of the electro-magnetic spectrum that allow us to see through many objects — including human soft tissue. But when they were first publicly demonstrated on Jan. 23, 1896 — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An employee of the German Roentgen Museum holds an X-ray image of his hand, photographed by Wilhelm Roentgen, over a light box.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health care dramatically changed on Nov. 8, 1895, when German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered the x-ray. Hailed as a medical miracle, ...

Recently I had an article emailed to me for consideration for Semelka's Spin that was written by a first-year medical student at the University of Manitoba, Canada; this student is planning to pursue ...

On March 27, 1845, physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, who discovered X-rays, was born in Lennep, Prussia. In 1884 the first long-distance phone call was made, between Boston and New York City. In 1886 ...