X-Ray Turns 115 Years Old
Today’s Google Doodle honors the X-Ray with a transparent logo.
According to a Time article, the X-ray was ccidentally discovered by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895 during an experiment with cathode rays, an X-Ray (or X-radiation) is a form of electromagnetic radiation generated inside a high-voltage vacuum tube. Electrons from a cathode ray reach a velocity and collide, creating an electric current which made it possible to see through objects, even people, for the first time. Just a week after his accidental discovery, Roentgen took the first X-Ray photo of his wife’s hand ? wedding ring, bones and all.
Check out the world’s weirdest X-rays here.
Learn more about X-rays here.
