Today’s feature is certainly quite important to the world of medical science. On this date in 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen “accidentally” discovered the X-ray. He was doing some experiments with electricity–cathode rays to be precise. He discovered that there was a new kind of light that could pass through solid matter. And the rest if history. At last broken bones could be diagnosed precisely.
For more information:
http://famousdaily.com/history/roentgen-discovers-x-ray.html
http://www.healthcentral.com/dailydose/cf/2013/11/04/x_rays_discovered_nov_8_1895
http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Radiography/discoveryxrays.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray
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