title: Centennial of Röntgen's discovery of x-rays.
abstract: November 8, 1995, marked the 100th anniversary of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen's discovery of x-rays. This remarkable scientific achievement has had an effect on medicine and science that has been matched by few other advances. I will briefly review the events leading up to Röntgen's discovery and the subsequent development of radiology as a discipline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu 96813-2427, USA.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Frankel
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography / Q000266:history*; D011871:Radiology / Q000266:history