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Title: This Month in Physics History -- November 8, 1895: Roentgen's Discovery of X-Rays
Url: https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200111/history.cfm
Publisher: American Physical Society
Description: This article from the American Physical Society’s APS News Online provides an explanation of the discovery of X-rays and the revolutionary impact it has had on physics and astronomy. Roentgen's scientific career is described along with the announcement of his discovery and the applications of X-rays for diagnosis and therapy that followed. Also included is the famous first X-ray photograph from Roentgen's experiments of his wife's hand.
LC Classification: Science -- Physics -- Electricity and magnetism
Science -- Physics -- Electricity and magnetism -- Magnetism -- Electromagnetism. Electromagnetics
Science -- Physics -- Radiation physics (General) -- X-rays. Roentgen rays
Science -- Physics -- Study and teaching. Research
GEM Subject: Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues
Key Concept: Physics -- Electricity
Physics -- Magnetism
Resource Type: Reference Material
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
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Education Level: High School
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Language: English
Rights: American Physical Society
Access Rights: Free access
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