/oss/taxonomy/term/6556/all en /oss/article/medical-history/edisons-inadvertant-folly <p>It all started in Bavaria, southern Germany, 1895. Dr. Roentgen, a physicist, noticed a spooky greenish ray seeping through the completely sealed test tube and projected onto the screen wall. What on earth! When he placed an object between the energy source and the wall, the ray powerfully shined through the object, casting a vivid silhouette on the wall. Magical! Excited but holding a certain degree of uncertainty as to the nature of the energy, Dr. Roentgen coined the electromagnetic wave “X” ray.</p> Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:35:00 +0000 Nancy Liu-Sullivan, PhD 9318 at /oss