The Early Adoption of X-Rays: A Historical Perspective
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Summary
The article discusses the early adoption of X-Rays, starting with Wilhelm Röntgen's first X-Ray in 1895 and its subsequent coverage in various publications. It also hints at drawing parallels with the slow adoption of cell-free DNA technology.
Key quotes
· 2 pulled"On a New Kind of Rays" in December 1895
"a professor from Wurzburg had successfully used a new type of light to take a photograph of a set of weights without opening the wooden box in which the weights were kept"
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