November 1895General sourceWell documented
Röntgen discovers X-rays
On the timeline · around November 1895 ·
What happened
Wilhelm Röntgen detected a new kind of ray that could image bones through flesh — earning the first Nobel Prize in Physics.
Why it matters
Doctors could see inside the living body for the first time, launching medical imaging.
Sources
- The Nobel Foundation. Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 (X-rays) (1901) · General source