Julius 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad.
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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays while studying electrical currents flowing through glass tubes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
If, for Anna Röntgen and Hans Castorp, the X-ray produced something that was undeniably and terrifyingly their own body, I was having the opposite experience.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Röntgen called these invisible rays X-rays, because he didn’t know exactly what they were.
From Slate ● May 4, 2016
He felt that he should have discovered X-rays before Wilhelm Röntgen, and was sure that he would have done so if the jealousies of senior professors had not denied him better opportunities.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2015
Curie had her interest aroused by the brilliant discoveries of Röntgen and Becquerel regarding radiant matter.
From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine
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