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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (/ ˈ r ɛ n t ɡ ə n,-dʒ ə n, ˈ r ʌ n t-/; [4] German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈʁœntɡən] ⓘ; often rendered Roentgen in English; 27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923) was a German physicist, [5] who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural ...
Röntgen Memorial Site, Röntgenring 8, Würzburg. The Röntgen Memorial Site in Würzburg, Germany, is dedicated to the work of the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) and his discovery of X-rays, for which he was granted the first Nobel Prize in physics, in 1901. It contains an exhibition of historical instruments, machines ...
Johann Wilhelm Ritter: Physicist and discoverer of Ultraviolet. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen: Physicist and discoverer of x-rays/Röntgen rays (8 November 1895), this earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Arthur Rudolph: Rocket engineer who, together with Wernher von Braun, played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
The discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) in 1895 led to extensive experimentation by scientists, physicians, and inventors. The first X-ray machines produced extremely unfavorable radiation spectra for imaging with extremely high skin doses. [5]
The Röntgen Memorial Site in Würzburg, Germany is dedicated to the work of the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) and his discovery of X-rays, for which he was granted the Nobel Prize in physics. It contains an exhibition of historical instruments, machines, and documents.
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Physics 1901; professor chair since 1900) Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Gerhard Ertl (Chemistry 2007; student 1958-1959, professor 1973-1986)
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen: 1901 1845–1923 Discovery of X-Rays: Philipp Lenard: 1905 1862–1947 Research in solid state and atomic physics Ferdinand Braun: 1909 1850–1918 Contribution to the development of wireless Telegraphy: Wilhelm Wien: 1911 1864–1928 Research on Thermal Radiation: Max von Laue: 1914 1879–1960 Diffraction of X-rays by ...
1901 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (graduate) 1920 Charles-Edouard Guillaume (graduate) 1921 Albert Einstein (student and professor) 1943 Otto Stern (lecturer) 1945 Wolfgang Pauli (professor) 1952 Felix Bloch (graduate) 1986 Heinrich Rohrer (graduate) 1987 Georg Bednorz (graduate) 1987 Karl Alexander Müller (graduate)