NYMC Artifacts
Donor
Westchester Medical Society
Preview
Identifier
2015.1.27
Date Created
c.1892-1900's
Physical Dimensions
4"-by-12.5"
Description
X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen of Germany. Only six months after Roentgen's discovery, x-rays were being used during wartime battles to locate bullets within soldiers. Used in Meadville, PA, United States.