Wilhelm Röntgen accidentally discovered X-rays in 1895 while testing electrical tubes in his dark laboratory; when he placed his wife's hand near the glowing machine, he could see her bones instead of flesh, and instead of abandoning his research, he tested it repeatedly, leading to a revolutionary medical breakthrough that saved millions of lives.
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He was testing [music] electrical tubes in his dark laboratory when he noticed something impossible. Wilhelm Röntgen placed his wife's [music] hand near the glowing machine, but instead of seeing flesh, he could see straight through to her bones. She screamed [music] in terror. He thought he was losing his mind. How could a machine reveal the skeleton inside a living person? Instead [music] of running away, Röntgen tested it again and again. That terrifying accident [music] in 1895 became the discovery of x-rays, revolutionizing medicine and saving millions of lives forever.
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