This day in history - Nov 8, 2005 - Wilhelm Röntgen Discovers X-rays (1895)

While experimenting with electricity, German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen produced peculiar wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that became known as X- rays. His X-ray machine gave medicine a critical view inside the body and allowed bones to be photographed to help identify fractures and other abnormalities. Röntgen received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery. More...