# Canonical recap data for Röntgen Wins First Nobel Prize Physics (1901)
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title: Röntgen Wins First Nobel Prize Physics
subtitle: Wilhelm Röntgen received the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering X-rays, and the Nobel Prize itself became the world's most prestigious international scientific honor.
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eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1901-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1901
decade: 1900
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German experimental physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays. In 1901, Röntgen became the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable
summaryLong: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German experimental physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays. In 1901, Röntgen became the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him." The element roentgenium is named in his honor.
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metaDescription: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German experimental physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays. In 1901, R
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