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Nov. 8, 1895: Roentgen Stumbles Upon X-Rays

Posted November 08, 2011 7:53 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

Wilhelm Roentgen isn't trying to reinvent the wheel, or discover the X-ray, while toiling in his lab this day. But discover the X-ray is exactly what he does.

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11/09/2011 10:51 AM

The lab is actually open to the public as a museum. In the article attached, it says you need permission, but my wife and I just strolled in when visiting the city several years ago.

http://himetop.wikidot.com/wilhelm-conrad-roentgen-s-laboratory

Whether you have to ask for permission to see it or not, it is very interesting. The only draw back is for non-German speakers. All of the display information there was in German.

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