Friday 23rd August 2024
Difficulty: Easy
X-Rays (Quiz #644)
Radiograph of the a knee. Photo: Ptrump16 @ Wikipedia (Creative Commons)
1. X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895. Why did he call them "X-rays"?
2. What was the subject of the first photograph made using X-rays, which demonstrated that they could be used to show both bones and metal?
3. In the 1920s to the 1950s, what kind of shops used X-ray machines to help fit their products to their customers?
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