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ERIC Number: EJ118198
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Rontgen's Discovery of X Rays
Thumm, Walter
Physics Teacher, 13, 4, 207-214, Apr 75
Relates the story of Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen and presents one view of the extent to which the discovery of the x-ray was an accident. Reconstructs the sequence of events that led to the discovery and includes photographs of the lab where he worked and replicas of apparatus used. (GS)
Descriptors: Physics, Radiation, Radiology, Science History, Scientific Research, Scientists
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Identifiers: Rontgen (Wilhelm); X Rays