Wilhelm+C+Roentgen(DD)

Wilhelm C Roentgen: 1895 date of birth: March 27th 1845 date of death: February 10th,1923 country of origin: Germany · Born on March 27th at Lennep in Germany · Produced radiation in electrons and found x-rays (also called Roentgen rays but deinied because he didn’t patent the discovery) · Was a lecturer at university of Strasbourg and later was a Professor at Hohenheim, Wurttembercg for agriculture and Chair of physics at University of Geissen. · Through studies of vacuum tubes and created an aluminum window which a cathode ray tube inside and a cardboard covering to protect the aluminum. Through alterations and new discoveries he had successfully “x-rayed” his wife’s hand · Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics · Has numerous medals named after him