The World Learns of the Discovery The year 1896 began with
x-rays known only to Dr. Roentgen. On December 28, 1895 he had
submitted his manuscript, On a New Kind of Ray, A Preliminary
Communication, to the Wurzburg Physical Medical Society.
Although we had the opportunity to read this manuscript in the
last edition of the X-ray Century, it had not been published or
distributed as the new year began. The news of the discovery
originated from copies of his manuscript which Dr. Roentgen sent
to a small group of fellow scientists and friends. Let us now
follow some of the major steps in the process as the results of
the discovery spread from Wurzburg to the world. January 1, 1896
- Roentgen Sends Reprints On this date Dr. Roentgen sent copies
of his manuscript and some of his x-ray photographs to several
renowned physicists and friends. These included: - Arthur
Schuster in Manchester - Friedrich Kohlrauch in Gottingen - Lord
Kelvin in Glasgow - Henre Poincare in Paris - Professor Franz
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