Today, Google celebrated the accidental invention of the x-ray machine. As most great inventions are accidents(microwave, anyone?) x-rays were discovered during Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's foray into cathode rays. When the cathode ray electrons reached a certain speed the collided, making it possible to see through objects. A few days later, he took the first x-ray picture of his wife's hand. Thanks to Time Newsfeed for the info. 1
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