In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays while experimenting with cathode rays and crystals, leading to the realization that invisible rays could cause fluorescence and penetrate lightproof ...

Rounding out a century moulded by innovation and discovery, after weeks of diligent research studying a new type of radiation, in 1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen published his paper ...

He was investigating the relationship between phosphorescence and X-rays, recently discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen. Becquerel hypothesised that uranium salts, when exposed to sunlight, would emit ...

A large part of these relate to the methods of producing Rontgen photographs, and the application of the “new photography” to medical and other purposes. A considerable amount of work has ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

Scientists have long thought that babies can’t form experiential memories. Turns out, they can. Adults just can’t remember them.

Germans have invented many things we couldn’t live without anymore. We’ve limited a very long list to our personal “TOP 40 Inventions, Discoveries and Breakthroughs”. We hope not to have missed the ...