Wilhelm Röntgen

Wilhelm Röntgen
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a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics (1901)
"in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him"
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Born
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen 27 March 1845 Lennep, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
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Died
10 February 1923 (aged 77) Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
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Known for
Discovery of X-rays Magnetoelectric effect Dielectric elastomer EAPs
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Fields
Physics X-ray astronomy
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Awards
Matteucci Medal Rumford Medal Elliott Cresson Medal Barnard Medal Nobel Prize in Physics
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Institutions
University of Strasbourg University of Hohenheim University of Giessen University of Würzburg University of Munich
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Germany
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Doctoral advisor
August Kundt
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Doctoral students
Herman March Abram Ioffe Ernst Wagner Rudolf Ladenburg
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Education
ETH Zurich University of Zurich
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era
1800+
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Other notable students
Franz S. Exner

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