Nobel Prize in Physics
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the radiation later called X-rays.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen Biography and Timeline
Follow Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen through 2 dated historical records for Germany.
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, historical timeline
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1901
Nobel Prize
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of X-rays, which opened a new method for investigating matter and the human body.
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