Basic or Applied Research Mar 19, 2007
X-rays were accidentally discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen at the University of Wurzburg on November 5, 1895. He was using a cathode ray tube (like in the back of your TV or computer monitor) to study electrical discharges in gas. (Suite101.com)
Medicine's milestones Jan 5, 2007
Identifying that the passage of electricity though rarefied gases produced x-rays won Wilhelm Roentgen the first Nobel prize for physics in 1901. X-rays proved invaluable for diagnosis and soon became therapeutic tools as well, in cancer and palliative medicine. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Sports The NBA's Savior? Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki is sparking a playoff season that has restored faith in the game Jun 9, 2006
But in 1895, a University of Wurzburg physicist named Wilhelm Roentgen discovered a form of electromagnetic radiation called the X ray, helping millions upon millions of sickened, frustrated patients cure what ails them. And over a century later, the city produced a blond, shaggy, 7-foot jump shooter named Dirk Nowitzki, helping countless sickened, frustrated NBA fans find a cure for a game that was fading. (Time.com)
