Re: Wilhelm Roentgen

[derge@dtpax2.ncifcrf.gov (Jeffery G. Derge)]

The Washington Post has a nice article in today's paper on the Roentgen
story.  It is a bit too long to quote entirely, plus copyright rules I would
be fearful of.

The reference is:

Washington Post; 11/8/95; Section H, p1. (Horizon Section, a monthly feature
on Learning issues)

A few comments:
"Within months, 'x-ray' mania swept the industrial world...
"Manufacturers sold lead underware to keep strangers from peeking through
mythical "X-ray glasses."
and
Historians say Roentgen was a plodder, a competent scientist but no genius.

Jeff Derge
NCI-FCRDC, Frederick, MD
Derge@dtpax2.ncifcrf.gov