# Röntgen Discovers X-Rays (1895)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1895-rontgen-discovers-x-rays
Location: Würzburg
Categories: main-event

On 8 November 1895 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays in Würzburg. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Prize in Physics. The discovery revolutionised medicine.

## Why it matters
It opened a new era in medicine and physics.

Ruler at the time: [Wilhelm II](https://germany-history.com/rulers/wilhelm-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Wilhelm Röntgen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_R%C3%B6ntgen)
- [Wikipedia – X-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Wilhelm Röntgen](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wilhelm-Rontgen)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – X-ray](https://www.britannica.com/science/X-ray)