[DOC] [TLE] German scientist discovers X-rays - Nov 08, 1895 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, German scientist discovers X-rays on Nov 08, 1895. ... 
benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible. 
Rontgen's discovery occurred accidentally in his Wurzburg, Germany, lab, where 
he was ... He dubbed the rays that caused this glow X-rays because of their 
unknown... [DOC] [TLE] The Discovery of X-Rays - NDE/NDT Resource Center [PAR] Summarize how Roentgen discovered the X-ray. ... In late 1895, a German 
physicist, W. C. Roentgen was working with a cathode ray tube in his laboratory. 
He was ... When he did this, the tube would produce a fluorescent glow. ... In 
early 1896, X-rays were being utilized clinically in the United States for such 
things as bone... [DOC] [TLE] Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen and the Discovery of X-Ray Beams [PAR] To highlight the unknown nature of his discovery, he called them X-rays though 
they ... in Germany; Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was the only child of a cloth 
merchant. ... on the effects of cathode rays during 1895, before he actually 
discovered X-rays. ... His experiment that involved working in a totally dark room 
with a well... [DOC] [TLE] X-ray - Wikipedia [PAR] X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Most X-
rays have a .... Hard X-rays can traverse relatively thick objects without being 
much ..... Rntgen is usually credited as the discoverer of X-rays in 1895, 
because he ..... the effect was the only one powerful enough to make the glow 
plainly visible... [DOC] [TLE] X-Rays - NASA [PAR] Mar 27, 2007 ... X-rays were first observed and documented in 1895 by Wilhelm ... A week later, 
he took an X-ray photograph of his wife's hand which clearly ... If we could see X-
rays, we could see things that either emit X-rays or halt their transmission. ... 
Actually, the Earth itself does not glow - only aurora produced high in... [DOC] [TLE] Wilhelm Rntgen - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists [PAR] His discovery of x-rays was a great revolution in the fields of physics and 
medicine and electrified ... He was the only child of a merchant and cloth 
manufacturer. [DOC] [TLE] 24 Important Scientific Discoveries That Happened by Accident ... [PAR] May 2, 2015 ... And the discovery of the world's first artificial sweetener happened ... German 
physicist Wilhelm Rntgen who discovered X-rays in 1895. But, not on purpose. 
He was experimenting with cathode ray tubes when he noticed a ... He was trying 
to make super heavy atoms by bombarding uranium with neutrons. [DOC] [TLE] 83.07.01: An Historical Overview of the Discovery of the X-Ray [PAR] To provide a vertical line of events which lead to the discovery of the x-ray. ... He 
also made the observation that while lodestone only attracted iron, electrified ... 
However, remember in trying to conduct static electricity demonstrations weather 
is .... When he allowed small amounts of air to enter the tube, the glow decreased
. [DOC] [TLE] Medical Applications of X Rays - SLAC National Accelerator ... [PAR] The discovery of the X ray in 1895 was one of the most momentous ... of X rays. 
Then, in a heart-stopping moment, he chanced to ... They look only slightly dark-. [DOC] [TLE] History - Institute of Physics [PAR] Modern endoscopes are smaller and more flexible, making endosopy a less ... X-
rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Roentgen, who was passing an ... He 
set to work, trying to find out more about these strange rays. .... X-ray images 
show only the structure of the body, so they can be used to see things like broken
... [DOC] [TLE] Science and serendipity: famous accidental discoveries | New ... [PAR] Apr 2, 2015 ... Perhaps the most famous accidental discovery of all is penicillin, ... on 
phosphorescent materials,

Question: He was just trying to make things glow in the dark when he discovered X-rays in 1895
Answer: Wilhelm Roentgen