discovered x rays in 1895

X-rays were discovered in 1895 by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. On November 8, 1895, while experimenting with cathode ray tubes in his laboratory in Würzburg, he observed that a fluorescent screen in the room glowed even though it was not in the direct path of visible light from the tube. Röntgen realized that unknown rays were being emitted, which he termed "X-rays" to denote their unknown nature. He systematically studied these rays and published his findings in December 1895. This breakthrough marked the beginning of X-ray technology and medical radiography.