![Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, 1845 - 1923](../images/wilhelm_conrad_roentgen.gif)
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen 1845-1923
Wilhelm was a smart man. He was
German and a physicist. He also
discovered X-rays. In 1901, this was well worth the first
Nobel Prize for
Physics.
The first X-ray ever taken was that of Mrs W C Roentgen's hand.
Here
is
Wilhelm's Nobel Prize biography.
And here is
Bertha's hand:
![First X-Ray Ever](../images/berthas_hand.jpg)
First X-Ray Ever
Université Paris Descartes
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