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After graduating, he went to the University of Strasburg, and he taught Physics there (1876). He was also a professor of physics at the universities of Strasbourg (1876–1879), Giessen (1879–1888), Würzburg (1888–1900), and Munich (1900–1920). He began his research with electrical charge and the effects and response of these in vacuum tubes. | |||
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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was a German physicist who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with electromagnetic radiation, and the invention of the X-Ray.
Biography
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Early Life
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was born on March 27, 1845 in Lennep, Prussia, which is now Remscheid, Germany. He was born into a merchant family, Friedrich Conrad Roentgen and his wife Charlotte Constanze Frowein. He grew up in Apeldoorm, and this is where he received his early education. His secondary eduaction he received at a private boarding school called Institute of Martinus Herman van Doorn in Apeldoorm.
Education
His earlier education was in Apeldoorm, but his later education was in Ambachtsschool; a technical school in Utrecht( 1862). Later, he was admitted to the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich. There, he began his studies by majoring in mechanical engineering. He graduated in 1869, with a Ph.D. , and there he met two important and influential teachers one being August Kundt.
Career
After graduating, he went to the University of Strasburg, and he taught Physics there (1876). He was also a professor of physics at the universities of Strasbourg (1876–1879), Giessen (1879–1888), Würzburg (1888–1900), and Munich (1900–1920). He began his research with electrical charge and the effects and response of these in vacuum tubes.
Later Years
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The X-ray
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