December 2 of 1942 was a critical day in the history of the twentieth century. On that day, Italian scientist Enrico Fermi, working under the stands of Stagg Field in Chicago, achieved the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction in history. In an event fraught with meaning for the future safety of life on earth, Fermi created […]
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Wilhelm Röntgen Discovers X-rays
November 8 is an important anniversary in the history of science, technology, and medicine. On this day in 1895 a German scientist named Wilhelm Röntgen discovered x-rays in his lab (by experimenting with the help of his wife) in Wurzburg. A true scientist, Wilhelm Röntgen dubbed the energy waves he discovered x-rays because the letter […]