Which German physicist discovered X-rays in 1895?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Wilhelm Röntgen
- Step 1: Röntgen noticed the new rays while working in Würzburg. Step 2. He won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Answer: Wilhelm Röntgen. Why not the others: Planck, Einstein and Hertz are linked with other discoveries.
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