Julius 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad.
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"There has been an intense debate about the origin of the strange properties of water for over a century since the early work of Wolfgang Röntgen," explains Anders Nilsson.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
It wasn’t until 1895 that a physicist named Wilhelm Röntgen tried something new: He put the hand of his wife, Anna, between a cathode-ray tube and a photographic plate.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023
And hadn’t he offered Röntgen advice about constructing the cathode-ray tube used for this discovery, which Röntgen didn’t even have the good grace to acknowledge?
From Scientific American • Feb. 13, 2015
In 1901, Wilhelm Röntgen was the first person to win the Nobel Prize for physics.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
At the door I was met by an old serving-man of the idolatrous order, whose pain was apparent when I asked for “Professor” Röntgen, and he gently corrected me with “Herr Doctor Röntgen.”
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by Iles, George
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