Wilhelm Röntgen

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1. When was Wilhelm Röntgen born?March 27, 1845
2. When did Wilhelm Röntgen die?February 10, 1923 (age 77)
3. Where was Wilhelm Röntgen born?Lennep, Prussia (now Remscheid, Germany)
4. What was Wilhelm Röntgen's job?Held professorships in physics at the Universities of Strasbourg, Giessen, and Würzburg
5. What is the education?Graduated in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich
6. Who was Wilhelm Röntgen?Wilhelm Röntgen was a German scientist born in 1845 who discovered X-rays, a new way to see inside the body without cutting it.

Electromagnetic Radiation: Energy that travels in waves, including visible light, radio waves, and X-rays.
Cathode Ray Tube: A vacuum tube that produces a beam of electrons, used in early experiments with X-rays.
Radiology: The medical specialty that uses imaging techniques like X-rays to diagnose and treat diseases.
Quantum Mechanics: A fundamental theory in physics that describes nature at the smallest scales of energy and matter.