Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), a German Physicist, Discovered X-Rays in 1895. This is a Photograph of a Radiograph (an X-Ray Negative) Taken by Rontgen on 22 December 1895. It Shows his Wife's Left Hand; She is Wearing a Ring. The Original Radiograph is at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. X-Rays were Quickly taken up by Physicians to Look inside the Body without Resorting to Surgery. By the 1930s, Most Hospitals in the United Kingdom had Specialist X-Ray Departments and Equipment. Unknown Maker Germany 1895: A606881