Wilhelm Rontgen(1845-1923)
A Prussian physicist who discovered X-rays. Thinking that the rays were unrelated to light and being uncert5ain of their nature, he called them X-rays. X-rays are also now used in concentrated doses to treat cancer. He was the first person to be awarded the Nobel prize for physics, which he received in 1901. The name Rontgen is now given to a unit of radiation, either X-rays or gamma rays.
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