ABSTRACT
X-rays were discovered in November 1895 in Würzburg, Germany, by Wilhelm Röntgen. His publication On a new kind of ray was generally received with acclaim throughout the world and press headlines appeared stating Electrical photography through solid bodies, Illuminated tissue, Searchlight of photography, etc. There were only a few dissenting voices such as that of the London Pall Mall Gazette which was of the opinion that ‘We are sick of the röntgen rays … you can see other people’s bones with the naked eye, and also see through eight inches of solid wood. On the revolting indecency of this there is no need to dwell’.
