title: The discoverer of x-rays: Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
abstract: "Immortal is his work. Immortal his name." This dedication to Wilhelm Roentgen, the discoverer of x-rays, is much deserved. As a meticulous scientist, Roentgen devised and repaired all the apparatus needed for his experiments, and he did most of the work himself.
authors.affiliation: University of California at San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Amorosa
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography / Q000266:history*