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Wilhelm Röntgen Quotes

1845–1923 Germany

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923) was a German physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

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Also known as: Wilhelm C Rontgen, Wilhelm C. Rontgen, Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Wilhelm Roentgen, Wilhelm Rontgen

Random Wilhelm Röntgen quote

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We shall see what we shall see. We have the start now; the developments will follow in time.

The New Marvel in Photography (1896)

It seemed at first a new kind of invisible light. It was clearly something new, something unrecorded.

The New Marvel in Photography (1896)

I did not think; I investigated.

The New Marvel in Photography (1896)

In a few minutes there was no doubt about it. Rays were coming from the tube which had a luminescent effect upon the paper.

The New Marvel in Photography (1896)

I am not a prophet, and I am opposed to prophesying. I am pursuing my investigations, and as fast as my results are verified I shall make them public.

The New Marvel in Photography (1896)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Wilhelm Röntgen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.