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W. Roentgen quiz
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Where and when was W. Roentgen born?
Germany, 1845
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Why did W. Roentgen refuse to make public speeches?
He was a very shy person and did not like publicity.
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Why was W. Roentgen left penniless at the end of his life?
The economic conditions after World War I were difficult and he was unwilling to make money from his discovery.
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Why was W. Roentgen late for dinner one day in 1895?
He put a small lead disk between the tube and the screen and saw a horrible shadow on the screen: the skeletal outline of the bones.
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Why didn’t W. Roentgen keep the Nobel Prize money?
He kept away from fortune, so decided to donate the money to a scientific society.
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Why did W. Roentgen place various objects between the tube and the screen?
He wanted to see if there would be light on the screen.
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