Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Nobel Prize in Physics 1901
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him”
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 in recognition of the extraordinary services he rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him, known as X-rays. His discovery became important in medical imaging.
- Field
- Physics · Experimental Physics
- Lifespan
- 1845–1923