the x-R

the x-RAY

making the invisible visible

• discovered in
• on november 8th 1895
• by physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
• discovery was accidentlly
• benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible.

• The first X-ray he took was of
• how where broken bones and other things being seen before ?
• but the first X-ray machine for medical purposes was not designed until 1913.

• birth
• where
• his mother
• In 1862 he entered a technical school at Utrecht soon expelled
• University of Utrecht in 1865 to study physics
• 1869 he graduated Ph.D. at the university of Utrecht
• Röntgen's first work was published in 1870, dealing with the specific heats of gases
• Röntgen died at Munich on February 10, 1923, from carcinoma of the intestine.

the Big Question!

whats the story behind the x-ray how did he create it ?

it was actually accidental

but how did he do it

In 1897, X-rays were first used

big impact on society

Pop Quiz !

BRAINSTORM

• harmful effects of radiation
• report cases of burns and skin damage after exposure to X-rays
• Thomas Edison’s assistant Clarence Dally

• By May of 1896, the X-ray had its first medical use
• was used to fight cancer as well as discover it.
• other uses
• Physicists now use X-ray lasers
• In 1949, a a team led by Herbert Friedman of the Naval Research Academy
• biologist
• dinosaurs
• security scanners at airports

In what ways do you feel that the x-rays have beniffited society ?

Bonus ( correct spelling )

sources

who did he first test it on?

what year was the first x-ray machine built ?

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-scientist-discovers-x-rays

http://classroom.synonym.com/did-invention-xray-machine-change-society-9785.html

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1901/rontgen-bio.html