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Faraday Biography: How much luck did a brilliant scientist like Faraday need to succeed in science? Turns out, quite a lot! Fortunately, he had a wonderful boss, a good book, a rich patron, a chemical explosion, a fistfight and a fortunate outbreak of the plague! Wait, those last three don't sound lucky at all. Well, they were for Faraday. Watch the video to find out how.
As usual a big thank you to Kim Nalley for the lovely singing and background music.
Faraday Biography: How much luck did a brilliant scientist like Faraday need to succeed in science? Turns out, quite a lot! Fortunately, he had a wonderful boss, a good book, a rich patron, a chemical explosion, a fistfight and a fortunate outbreak of the plague! Wait, those last three don't sound lucky at all. Well, they were for Faraday. Watch the video to find out how.
As usual a big thank you to Kim Nalley for the lovely singing and background music.
![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")
