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X-rays were discovered by
X-rays were discovered by
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The correct option is A Wilhelm. K. Roentgen
Wilhelm Roentgen, a German professor of physics, was the first person to discover electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range commonly known as X-rays today. Although, many people had observed the effects of X-ray beams before, Roentgen was the first one to study them systematically. To highlight the unknown nature of his discovery, he called them X-rays though they are still known as Roentgen rays as well. For his remarkable achievement he was honoured with the first he first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.So, the correct answer is option A.
Wilhelm Roentgen, a German professor of physics, was the first person to discover electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range commonly known as X-rays today. Although, many people had observed the effects of X-ray beams before, Roentgen was the first one to study them systematically. To highlight the unknown nature of his discovery, he called them X-rays though they are still known as Roentgen rays as well. For his remarkable achievement he was honoured with the first he first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
So, the correct answer is option A.
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