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Wilhelm Röntgen
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German experimental physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays. In 1901, Röntgen became the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him." The element roentgenium is named in his honor.
science · German physicist (1845–1923) · physicist · professor · engineer · also Wilhelm Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, W. C. Röntgen, Wilhelm Konrad von Röntgen, Wilhelm Roentgen, Wilhelm C. Röntgen
Born 27 March 1845 · Died 10 February 1923 · Q35149
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Röntgen's discovery was honored in a Google doodle
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Died 1923-02-10.
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Röntgen was married to Anna Bertha Ludwig for 47 years until her death in 1919 at the age of 80.
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Won Helmholtz Medal (1918).
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Awarded honorary citizenship presented by Weilheim in Oberbayern (1909).
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him.
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Awarded honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1901).
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1901).
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Awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1901).
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Röntgen became the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him
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Won Luitpold Medal of Bavaria.
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Awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order.
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Awarded Order of Saint Michael.
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Awarded commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy.
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Awarded Iron Cross on white ribbon.
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Won Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1900).
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Awarded 2nd Class Order of the Crown.
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Awarded Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown.
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Studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
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Studied at Utrecht University.
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Career landmark: professor.
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Studied at University of Zurich, Doctor of Philosophy.
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Won Elliott Cresson Medal (1898).
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Won Matteucci Medal (1896).
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Won Rumford Medal (1896).
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Jointly with Philipp Lenard, who had already shown that a portion of the cathode rays could pass through a thin film of a metal such as aluminium
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In his laboratory at the Physical Institute of the University of Würzburg, Röntgen was investigating the external effects of passing an electric discharge through various types of vacuum tube equipment—apparatuses from H
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Reacquired German citizenship (after being stateless for 40 years) and obtained the physics chair at the University of Würzburg, and in 1900 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, by special request of the Bav
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They raised one child, Josephine Bertha Ludwig, whom they adopted as a 6-year-old after her father, Anna's only brother, died in 1887.
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Returned to the University of Strasbourg as Professor of Physics, and in 1879 was appointed to the chair of physics at the University of Giessen
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Röntgen became a lecturer at the University of Strasbourg
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Studied at University of Strasbourg, professor (1872).
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They became engaged in 1869 and wed in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 July 1872; the delay was due to Anna being six years Wilhelm's senior and his father disapproving of her age or humble background.
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And wed in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 July 1872; the delay was due to Anna being six years Wilhelm's senior and his father disapproving of her age or humble background
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Studied at ETH Zurich (1865–1868).
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Met in Zurich at Anna's father's café, Zum Grünen Glas
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Was unfairly expelled from the Technical School when he was falsely accused of drawing a caricature of one of the teachers, which was actually drawn by someone else
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Tried to attend Utrecht University without having the necessary credentials required for a regular student
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Röntgen enrolled at Utrecht Technical School, where he followed courses for almost two years
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Moved with his parents to the Netherlands—where his mother's family lived—rendering him stateless
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Born 1845-03-27.
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