Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen: The Birth of Radiology

by Annemarie de Knecht-van Eekelen and Gerd Rosenbusch

This book, which will appeal to all with an interest in the history of radiology and physics, casts new light on the life and career of Wilhelm Conrad R ntgen, showing how his personality was shaped by his youth in the Netherlands and his teachers in Switzerland. Beyond this, it explores the technical developments relevant to the birth of radiology in the late nineteenth century and examines the impact of the discovery of X-rays on a broad range of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319976605
• ISBN13: 9783319976600
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"