1895 ⟶ Röntgen Discovers X-rays

Wilhelm Röntgen identifies x-rays.

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1888

1895

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1980

📡 Hertz Demonstrates Radio Waves, Validating Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory

Heinrich Hertz publishes a conclusive proof of James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory in experiments that also demonstrate the existence of radio waves. The effects of electromagnetic waves had been observed by many people before this but no usable theory explaining them existed until Maxwell.⟶

Hertz Demonstrates Radio Waves, Validating Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory (1888)

PhysicsElectromagnetismScientific RevolutionCommunicationGlobal Impact

Germany

☢️ Röntgen Discovers X-rays

Wilhelm Röntgen identifies x-rays.⟶

Röntgen Discovers X-rays (1895)

PhysicsMedical ImagingExperimentationElectromagnetism

Germany

☢️ Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Creates First X-ray Image

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen invented the first radiograph (X-ray).⟶

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Creates First X-ray Image (1895)

Medical ImagingPhysicsDiscovery

Germany

💡 Max Planck Explains Blackbody Radiation

Max Planck: explains the emission spectrum of a black body⟶

Max Planck Explains Blackbody Radiation (1900)

PhysicsQuantum MechanicsTheoretical PhysicsScientific RevolutionEnergyElectromagnetism

Germany

⚛️ Klaus von Klitzing Discovers the Quantum Hall Effect

Klaus von Klitzing discovered the quantum Hall effect⟶

Klaus von Klitzing Discovers the Quantum Hall Effect (1980)

PhysicsQuantum MechanicsElectromagnetismFundamental PhysicsNobel PrizeMaterials Science

Germany