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Wilhelm Rontgen discovered and named x-rays because x was unknown. But why were x-rays unknown and why did the name stick outside of Germany but not inside Germany where it was discovered? Watch the video to find out! References: My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15291200 The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.com If you would like to read the original newspaper report about x-rays translated into English check it out here: https://kathylovesphysics.com/2018/10/18/a-sensational-discovery-die-presse-january-5-1896-first-newspaper-article-on-the-x-ray/ If you wish to read Roentgen's first paper or first magazine article or a report on how people responded to the x-ray (including that story of secretly checking someone's fiancee) I highly recommend the book: "Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and the Early History of the Roentgen Rays" by Otto Glasser written in 1934 and reprinted in 1991. The "X-ray Fiend" was from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gMCkFRMJQQ The music by Kevin MacLoad "Hammock Fight" can be found: Music by Kevin MacLeod. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Download link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100213