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Wilhelm Roentgen  

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  • Born on March 27, 1845, at Lennep in the Lower Rhine Province of Germany, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen is best known for discovering the types of rays now called X-rays. His discovery revolutionized medical practices because doctors could now view the inside of a patient's body without employing unnecessarily invasive procedures. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Roentgen, Wilhelm (1845–1923)]

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