Kathy Loves Physics & History | How the shy Roentgen created the X-ray Craze @Kathy_Loves_Physics | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 20 hours ago
Within weeks of Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray, the world went, basically, x-ray crazy. This is that wild story.
My lovely brother-in-law translated the original newspaper account from Old German if you would like to read it (it is amazingly prescient):
https://kathylovesphysics.com/2018/10/18/a-sensational-discovery-die-presse-january-5-1896-first-newspaper-article-on-the-x-ray/
If you read old German (wow!) then here is a link to the original article:
https://diepresse.com/layout/diepresse/files/image_frame.jsp?seite=18960105001&id=apr&zoom=2&size=16
As usual the music is from the lovely and talented Kim Nalley including the intro song which is her version of "Electricity, Electricity" from Schoolhouse Rock.
(ps. I know the lighting is really bad, a friend "helped" me, I won't do that again)
Within weeks of Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray, the world went, basically, x-ray crazy. This is that wild story.
My lovely brother-in-law translated the original newspaper account from Old German if you would like to read it (it is amazingly prescient):
https://kathylovesphysics.com/2018/10/18/a-sensational-discovery-die-presse-january-5-1896-first-newspaper-article-on-the-x-ray/
If you read old German (wow!) then here is a link to the original article:
https://diepresse.com/layout/diepresse/files/image_frame.jsp?seite=18960105001&id=apr&zoom=2&size=16
As usual the music is from the lovely and talented Kim Nalley including the intro song which is her version of "Electricity, Electricity" from Schoolhouse Rock.
(ps. I know the lighting is really bad, a friend "helped" me, I won't do that again)
![Why X-rays Were UNKNOWN [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vUFLiRRFSg4/hqdefault.jpg "Why X-rays Were UNKNOWN [CC]
Wilhelm Rontgen discovered and named x-rays because x was unknown. But why were x-rays unknown and why did the name stick outside of Germany but not inside Germany where it was discovered? Watch the video to find out!
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The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.com
If you would like to read the original newspaper report about x-rays translated into English check it out here:
https://kathylovesphysics.com/2018/10/18/a-sensational-discovery-die-presse-january-5-1896-first-newspaper-article-on-the-x-ray/
If you wish to read Roentgens first paper or first magazine article or a report on how people responded to the x-ray (including that story of secretly checking someones fiancee) I highly recommend the book:
Wilhelm Conrad Rntgen and the Early History of the Roentgen Rays by Otto Glasser written in 1934 and reprinted in 1991.
The X-ray Fiend was from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gMCkFRMJQQ
The music by Kevin MacLoad Hammock Fight can be found: Music by Kevin MacLeod. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Download link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100213")
