Wilhelm Röntgen
German engineer and physicist
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural... Wikipedia
Born: March 27, 1845, Lennep, Remscheid, Germany
Died: February 10, 1923 (age 77 years), Munich, Germany
Known for: Discovery of X-rays; Magnetoelectric effect; Dielectric elastomer EAPs
Spouse: Anna Bertha Ludwig (m. 1872–1919)
Education: University of Zurich (1869), ETH Zürich (1865–1868), and Institute of Martinus Herman van Doorn
Awards: Matteucci Medal, Rumford Medal, Elliott Cresson Medal, and more
Parents: Friedrich Conrad Röntgen and Charlotta Contanza Frowein