1. Birth in Lennep

    · Lennep, Remscheid, Germany

    Birth in Lennep
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    Röntgen was born in Lennep, then in Prussia, the beginning of a life that would culminate in the discovery of X-rays. Coordinates represent central Lennep; the source identifies the town rather than a surviving exact birth-house coordinate.

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