Google Logo Celebrates 115th Anniversary Of X-Rays
Today, November 8th, is the 115th anniversary of the discovery of X-Rays. To celebrate the date, Google has a special X-ray version of their logo up, worldwide. Here is a picture: In 1895, German physics professor Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays by accident. Röntgen named the wavelength “X-ray” because this type of radiation was unknown type, […]
Barry Schwartz on November 8, 2010 at 7:53 am | Reading time: 1 minute
Today, November 8th, is the 115th anniversary of the discovery of X-Rays. To celebrate the date, Google has a special X-ray version of their logo up, worldwide.
Here is a picture:
In 1895, German physics professor Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays by accident. Röntgen named the wavelength “X-ray” because this type of radiation was unknown type, so he referred to it as “X”.
As I noted, I personally see bones, a key, a rubber duck, other skeletons and maybe a couple coins in the Google logo. Am I missing anything?
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