In which year did Wilhelm Röntgen produce and detect X-rays?
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Answer
In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen was working in his laboratory in Würzburg, Germany, when he noticed that a fluorescent screen in the room began to glow whenever an electric current was passed through a nearby cathode ray tube. He soon realized that he had discovered a new type of radiation, which he called X-rays.
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