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Observed penetrating radiation produced around a discharge tube, opening a way to investigate structures hidden from visible light.
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The date is the original German report; the linked English translation appeared in January 1896. Later medical imaging systems and radiation-protection knowledge are separate developments.
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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
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Röntgen: discovering X-rays
Observed penetrating radiation produced around a discharge tube, opening a way to investigate structures hidden from visible light.
Scientific scope
The date is the original German report; the linked English translation appeared in January 1896. Later medical imaging systems and radiation-protection knowledge are separate developments.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Full byline of the specified publication; original laboratory roles remain in the source.