Arthur W. Wright

Arthur W. Wright

Arthur W. Wright was one of the first scientists to study x-rays. [cite web|title=To tell the truth|url=http://yalemedicine.yale.edu/ym_su98/letters.html] cite web|title=THE RÖNTGEN RAYS IN AMERICA.|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14663/14663-h/14663-h.htm]

Early years

Experiments with Röntgen rays

In 1896, Wright had been experimenting with Crookes tube of spherical shape to generate long exposure x-ray photographs. He believed the cathode rays exuded in the sphere were dynamically different from those discovered by Phillipp Lenard only a year earlier. For the future, Wright intended to research aluminum's behavior under an x-ray and its affect paired with an electric current. Wright saw the possibility of using the rays for surgical and medical fields, predicting the rise of x-ray technology.

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