TIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode rays
The Accidental Discovery of X-Rays That Changed Medical Science
But unlike many inventors, Roentgen was a man of great humility. He refused to patent his invention, saying that the benefits of the X-ray should be freely available to humanity. He even donated his Nobel Prize money to his university.
The naivite of these nerds. That's how you get capitalists to steal your idea
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You know what's crazy?
They used to do surgeries without sanitation or pain killers