Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen ｜ Inventor of X-Rays ｜ Discovery of X-Rays ｜ What is X-Ray ｜Invisible Ray ｜｜

Welcome to our educational channel Be Focused Be Alert In today's video, we will talk about the invention of X-rays, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen To stay connected with our channel, subscribe to our channel And to get the notification of new videos, press the bell icon The invention of X-rays was made by Professor Röntgen of Germany in 1895 Until then, people had no knowledge about these rays That's why they were named X-rays There is an interesting story behind the discovery of X-rays Once, Professor Röntgen was using a cathode ray tube in his lab For this, he had darkened the lab and had covered the tube with a cloth Röntgen saw that a kind of light was coming out of the pieces of barium, platinum, cyanide kept near the tube When he looked around, he found that a curtain was also shining a few feet away from his table He was surprised to see that the tube was covered with a black cloth and there was no way for the cathode rays to come out Röntgen believed that some unknown rays were coming out of the tube, which could pass through thick paper Because until then, there was no information about these rays, so he named them X-rays which means unknown rays For the discovery of X-rays, Professor Röntgen was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 He had a thought that just as ordinary light has an effect on photo plates, it is possible that these rays can also have an effect on photo plates To test this thought, he took a photo plate and placed his wife's hand on it and put an X-ray on it When the photo film was developed, he saw that the bones of the hand were clearly visible This was the first time when it was possible to see a living person's bones like this Wilhelm Röntgen was born in Lenep, Germany His father was a farmer and his mother was a Dutch woman His primary education was in Holland and higher education was in Zurich University of Switzerland From here, at the age of 24, he obtained a PhD In 1885, he was appointed as a professor of physics at the University of Würzburg This is where he invented X-rays With the help of X-rays discovered by Röntgen, it was quite helpful to find out the internal diseases of the body In addition to this, X-rays are also used in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and ringworm At the end of the 19th century, he came to Munich from Würzburg and died here at the age of 77 If you liked this video based on this great scientist who has made an important contribution to the field of medicine Then like the video, share it and subscribe to the channel See you in the next video Goodbye until then