Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen and the Discovery of X rays
Author:
Bern Dibner
Publication:
1968 by Franklin Watts, Inc
Genre:
Biography, Non-fiction
Series:
Immortals of Science 
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Bern Dibner has written a searching biography of the German physicist, Wilhelm Röntgen, who discovered X rays in 1895 and who carried out important research in many other fields of physics. Professor Röntgen was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1901, the year the awards were first made. He discovered X rays while studying the discharge of electricity through a high vacuum. The roentgen, a unit of radiation based on the energy absorbed by air exposed to radiation, was named in honor of the famous physicist.
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Bern Dibner
1897-1988Russian American
Bern Dibner, an electrical engineer, is Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Burndy Corporation, and Founder of the Burndy Library. Dr. Dibner i... See more
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The Immortals of Science Seriesnce
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
These books are of varying lengths based on how much is known about the lives of the subject. Whatever the length, I sped through each one as though it were a suspense novel. How will this one manage to carry on his work in the midst of civil war? How can that one earn the respect of the scientific community so his work can be published for the world? What will be the exciting sequence of events that will lead to the ultimate breakthrough? Will he live long enough to find the answer he has searched for all his life?
The science in these books is written in language any curious reader will be able to understand. The authors don’t condescend, but the writing is not above a confident reader, perhaps ten and above. They would also be interesting enough for reading aloud so they can be shared with the entire family, whatever their ages.
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