Which physicist was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of X-rays?
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Wilhelm Röntgen
Röntgen discovered X-rays by accident while experimenting with vacuum tubes in a dark room. He took the first ever X-ray image of his wife's hand; upon seeing her bones, she famously exclaimed, 'I have seen my death!'
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- Who was the recipient of the very first Nobel Prize in Physics, recognized for discovering X-rays?