Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Otto Glasser, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and the Early History of the Roentgen Rays (1933, reissued 1993; originally published in German, 1931), focuses on the scientific events of 1895 and after. W. Robert Nitske, The Life of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Discoverer of the X Ray (1971), treats the personal and public aspects of his life.

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Article History

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Modified link of Web site: ETH Library - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923). Aug 07, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 23, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 06, 2026
Add new Web site: American Physical Society - November 8, 1895: Roentgen's Discovery of X-Rays. Nov 27, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Wilhelm Conrad R�ntgen: Finding X. Jun 14, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Vigyan Prasar - Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen. Jan 11, 2024
Add new Web site: APS News - November 8, 1895: Roentgen's Discovery of X-Rays. Nov 30, 2023
Add new Web site: ETH Library - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923). Sep 22, 2023
Article revised and updated. Aug 10, 2022
Add new Web site: Famous Inventors - Biography of Wilhelm Rontgen. Jul 18, 2022
Add new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Sir Robert Robinson. Jun 26, 2021
Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Wilhelm R�ntgen. Feb 23, 2020
Add new Web site: Atomic Heritage Foundation - Biography of Wilhelm R�ntgen. May 14, 2019
Add new Web site: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Mar 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Vigyan Prasar - Biography of Rontgen Willhelm Conrad. Aug 26, 2013
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of Wilhelm Roentgen. Aug 26, 2013
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen. Jul 27, 2012
Added photograph. Dec 29, 2011
Changed "1856" to "1896" in Additional reading. Feb 03, 2011
Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Biography of Wilhelm Roentgen. Apr 29, 2009
Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Biography of Wilhelm Roentgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Ellie Crystal - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: The X-ray Service Group - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad R�ntgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: About nuclear - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Radioactivity - Historical Figures.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: NASA - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad R�ntgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Lixi - X-Ray History.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Student Consolidation - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: K. Kumericki - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 18, 2007
Added new Web site: The Portal to Science - Biography of Wilhelm Roentgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 17, 2007
Added new Web site: NASA - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 17, 2007
Added new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Biography of Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.
  • Gaurav Shukla
May 17, 2007
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jan 14, 1999
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