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Hermann von Helmholtz formulated mathematical equations for X-rays.
Physicist Johann Hittorf observed tubes with energy rays extending
from a negative electrode. William Crookes investigated the effects
of energy discharges on rare gases. Heinrich Hertz began experimenting
and demonstrated that cathode rays could penetrate very thin metal
foil (such as aluminium). In 1887, Nikola Tesla began to investigate
X-rays and produced the bremsstrahlung process. In 1895, Wilhelm
Röntgen began observing and further documenting X-rays while
experimenting with vacuum tubes.
X-rays are produced by bombarding a surface with high
speed electrons (in a vacuum). One of the first x-ray photographs
was made of the hand of Röntgen's wife. The image displayed
both her wedding ring and bones. On January 18, 1896 an X-ray machine
was formally displayed by H.L. Smith. Upon discovery in 1895, X-Rays
were advertised as the new scientific wonder and seized upon by
entertainers. Circus patrons viewed their own skeletons and were
given pictures of their own bony hands wearing silhouetted jewelry.
While many people were fascinated by this discovery, others feared
that it would allow strangers to look through walls and doors and
privacy.
Early x-ray machines were used in stores to help sell
shoes. These were known as fluoroscopes. However, as the harmful
effects of X-ray radiation were discovered, they fell out of use.
(They were more a clever marketing tool to attract customers than
a fitting aid. Shoe-fitting use of the device was first banned by
the state of Pennsylvania in 1957.)
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