For what discovery was Wilhelm Röntgen awarded the Nobel Prize?
Radioactivity
X-rays
Gamma rays
Fluoroscopy
Answer
Wilhelm Röntgen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays. He was born in Röntgen, Germany, in 1845. He studied physics and mathematics at the University of Zurich, and then went on to work as a professor at the University of Würzburg.
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