The Life of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Discoverer of the X Ray

Hardcover. Ex-library hardcover with usual library stamps, stickers, marks, card pocket, and due date slip. No dust jacket. Faded spine and top of back board. Text clean with no tears. Contents include: 1. The Discovery – The Magnum Opus; 2. Antecedence and Early Environment; 3. Student Days – Gaudeamus Igitur; 4. The Peripatetic Professor; 5. Relaxation – Die grossen Ferien; 6. To Würzburg, Again; 7. The Strange Phenomenon; 8. Honors and Tributes; 9. The News Media; 10. "The New Marvel in Photography," by H. J. W. Dam; 11. Brief Interlude; 12. Priority Claims; 13. By Any Name; 14. Pioneer Work – Equipment and Utilization; 15. The Final Communication on X Rays; 16. Why Munich?; 17. X Equals Electromagnetic; 18. The Forest Haven in Weilheim; 19. The War Years; 20. After the War; 21. Alone; and 22. An Eventful Final Year.