Introduction. Chaminade University, which was founded in 1955, is a private, not-for-profit university and is the only Catholic university in Hawaii.
German scientist discovers X-rays. On this day in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would ultimately benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible.
X-radiation is also called Roentgen radiation often, after its discoverer. He named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation, and the name stuck throughout the years.What is interesting is the fact that Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered the X-ray by accident in 1895.During his experiments with with the cathode ray generator, he noticed that beam that the machine sent out was penetrating and reaching deeper layers than he though was possible.-radiation is also called Roentgen radiation often, after its discoverer. He named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation, and the name stuck throughout the years.