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Who discovered x rays?
Question Date: 2014-06-07
Answer 1:

X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, a German physicist. He was working at the University of Würzburg when he discovered X rays.

The following link takes you to a wonderful article where you can read about scientist Röntgen's discovery.

discovery of x rays


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