Wilhelm Roentgen
Physicist
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
He was born to Friedrich and Charlotte Roentgen on March 27, 1845 in Lennep, Prussia. He died at age 78 in Weilheim, Germany. He is well known for his studies in the field of physics and for confirming Maxwell's Theory, but his fame is mostly due to his discovery of X-Rays. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901. He worked under a scientist named August Kundt for a time.
Interesting Facts
He was expelled from school when he was falsely accused of drawing an unflattering picture of an unpopular teacher.
Ironically, he died of cancer that was most likely caused by prolonged exposure to X-Ray radiation.
Citations
BARNETT, L. "Wilhelm Roentgen." Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. Biography in Context. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
"Wilhelm Röntgen." Scientists: Their Lives and Works. Gale, 2006. Biography in Context. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
"Wilhelm Röntgen." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Röntgen>.