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● 1895 - Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923), German
Physicist, discover x-ray for diagnostic purpose.
Roentgen
● 1896 - Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), French
Physicist, discovered radioactive (uranium)
● 1898 -Marie Curie (Maria Sklodowska, 1867-1934),
Poland, discovered thorium, polonium, extracted
Becquerel radium the byproduct of Uranium
● 1897 – In Malaysia, X-ray was first introduced by Mr.
Wray in Taiping
- First x-ray machine was installed in General Hospital
Ipoh.
Marie Curie
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