[chris]

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen made a radiograph of his wife Anna Bertha Röntgen's left hand on December 22, 1895, weeks after discovering the rays that would become known as X-rays. The image, titled "Hand mit Ringen," or "Hand with Rings," is widely regarded as the first X-ray image of a human body part.

The radiograph shows the bones of her fingers and palm, with a ring appearing as a dark shape on her ring finger. Röntgen distributed prints of his experimental images to other scientists, helping demonstrate that the new rays could reveal structures inside the body without surgery. He received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery.

Also covered here: Photographic Time Line

[Sharon]

That is incredible! These people truly must always be remembered for such an amazing contribution without which we could not have accurate diagnosis, surgery, etc. These inventors are heros too!

[jazzbaby16]

i believe that at least one woman who was on the forefront of the xray technology died from radiation poisoning

[RedneckR0nin]

This is a wild post and thanks jazz for bumping it!

[On3S1CFuK.]

Thanks For The Info

[candymosh]

cool picture

[carkees]

NICE!

[St. Geno]

cool

[saraaelisabeth]

Ah, technology and those who help create it ftw.

[Scrivs]

crazy how people come up with it