Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1895–1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Röntgen discovers X-rays at Würzburg

   1895–1896

   Role: German experimental physicist

   1. 18 November 1895 · Physical InstituteDiscovery of X-rays

      Röntgen discovered X-rays on 8 November 1895 while experimenting with vacuum tubes at the University of Würzburg.

   2. 228 December 1895 · Physical-Medical SocietyPublication of Findings

      Röntgen published his paper 'On a New Kind of Rays' on 28 December 1895.

   3. 31896 · Royal SocietyRumford Medal Award

      Röntgen received the Rumford Medal in 1896, jointly with Philipp Lenard.

   4. 41 January 1896 · EuropeLetter to Physicians

      Röntgen sent a letter to European physicians on 1 January 1896.

Sources

1. Wilhelm Röntgen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01