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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was Born This Day 27 March 1845.Roentgen is best remembered for his invention of X-Ray.Today’s Stamp For The Day is dedicated to him.
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (featured On The Indian Stamp Of 1998) was born on March 27, 1845. Roentgen’s father worked as a textile dealer in Lennep (Prusia). When he was three years old, all the family moved to Holland.
At the age of sixteen, he joined the Utrecht Technical School, and he lived with Jan Willem Guning, a famous Chemist. Roentgen was wrongly accused of making jokes and this lead to his expulsion. When he was twenty years old, he arrived in Zurich, and he could start his studies in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his degree in 1869. At that time, Professor August Kundt replaced Julius Clausius, and Rontgen was assigned as a lecturer.
In 1872, Rontgen moved to Estrasburgo. During 1874, he worked in several areas, making his research basically in the thermal conductivity of gases. In those days, he worked as an assistant. In this stage of his life, he began to work in the Physics Institute, as a Principal. He developed an intense activity, since he had a good budget for research activities.
During 1894, he was working as a full professor in Würzwug; he was quite popular among professors and he became Chancellor. During this time he began his work with vacuum tubes, and he discovered X-ray radiation, of course, by accident.
When Roentgen was working with cathodic rays , he realized that a special sheet placed in another location, emitted a strange light. It was the first step to discover X-ray and their possibilities. Of course, before he discovered them, other people had experimented with X-ray radiation, but without realized what they really had in their hands.
In 1901, he won the Nobel Prize in physics for discovery of X-Ray and their medical applications. Despite this prize, which he donated to University, he died without money in 1923
First Day Cover Of Indian Stamp On Wilhelm Roentgen
Wilhelm Roentgen Stamps With Traffic Light
Wilhelm Roentgen Block Of Four Stamps
| Number | NYA |
| Stamp Name | Wilhelm Roentgen |
| Stamp Denomination | 15 |
| Stamp Size | 3.36 x 2.46 cms |
| Stamp Issue Date | 19/11/85 |
| Stamp Currency | Paise |
| Stamp Type | Plum |
| Stamp Perforation | 13 1/2 x 14 |
| Stamp Paper Used | Un-watermarked Adhesive Coated Stamp Paper |
| Stamp Printed At | ISP |
| Number Printed | 2 Million |
| Number In Sheet | 54 |
| Printing Process | Photogravure |
Lennep, Germany Where Wilhelm Roentgen Was Born.
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Wilhelm Roentgen Stamp From Mexico
Wilhelm Roentgen Stamps From Czech Republic
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| Stamp From Spain On Roentgen | Stamp From Germany On Roentgen |
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Stamp From Republic Of Togo On Roentgen
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| | One Of The Earliest Stamps On Wilhelm Roentgen From Danzig |
Stamp From Germany On Wilhelm Roentgen
- Read The Story Of X-Ray : Click Here
- Roentgen Biography By Nobel Prize Site :Click Here
- British Library Article On X-Ray : Click Here
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