Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

X-Rays

  1. Rutherford

  2. Thomson

  3. Copernicus

  4. Roentgen
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Explanation

Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895 while experimenting with cathode ray tubes, earning him the first Nobel Prize in Physics. Rutherford is famous for nuclear physics, Thomson for discovering the electron, and Copernicus for heliocentric theory. Roentgen's discovery revolutionized medical imaging.

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