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discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
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X-ray is an [[electromagnetic wave]] with a wavelength of about 10<sup>-10</sup> meters, which is beyond the range of wavelength visible to the human eye.  It is often used in hospitals to produce images of patient's internal organs and bones on a photographic plate.
 
X-ray is an [[electromagnetic wave]] with a wavelength of about 10<sup>-10</sup> meters, which is beyond the range of wavelength visible to the human eye.  It is often used in hospitals to produce images of patient's internal organs and bones on a photographic plate.
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*X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. [http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/x-rays/]
    
[[category: physics]]
 
[[category: physics]]
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==External links==
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*[http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/x-rays/ Nobel Prize in Physics]
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