Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist, who was a professor at the University of Würzburg in Germany. He was born on March 27, 1845, in Lennep, Prussia(Germany). His father was a clothes merchant. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen‘s family suffered from a financial crisis during his childhood.
Röntgen acquired the degree from the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. After this, he studied mechanical engineering at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 1869 Rontgen received a Ph.D. degree from University of Zurich. After this Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen worked as a professor at many universities.
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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Biography |
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| Full Name | Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen |
| Date of Birth | March 27, 1845 |
| Place of Birth | Lennep, Prussia (now Remscheid, Germany) |
| Education | Technical School in Utrecht; Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Zurich |
| Famous for | Discovery of X-rays |
| Date of Discovery | November 8, 1895 |
| Significance | Revolutionized medical diagnostics and various scientific fields |
| Nobel Prize | Awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for the discovery of X-rays |
| Personal Traits | Known for his modesty and reluctance to seek fame or financial gain from his discovery |
| Death | February 10, 1923, in Munich, Germany |