Listed In: Mechanical Engineers, Physicists
Birthdate: March 27, 1845
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lennep, Remscheid, Germany
Died: February 10, 1923
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, a renowned German mechanical engineer and physicist, is acclaimed for his revolutionary discovery of X-rays in 1895. This landmark achievement earned him the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Röntgen’s valuable contributions to science and technology were commemorated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in 2004, naming element 111 as roentgenium. Furthermore, the unit of measurement known as the roentgen was designated in recognition of his pioneering research in the realm of electromagnetic radiation.
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