Wilhelm Röntgen
The discoverer of X-rays, his findings won him the first Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is littered with big names of scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy and astrophysics, including Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi and so many more. However, someone had to win the first. Wilhelm Röntgen became the first laureate of this prestigious physics prize in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays, which are also known as Röntgen rays.
Roentgenium, a radioactive element, is named after Röntgen
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