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X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma rays...

Timeline of Events

1895

11.8.1895

While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.

1896

1.5.1896

An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Roentgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.

1.18.1896

The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time.