Wilhelm Röntgen

I did not think; I investigated.

I have been experimenting with a new kind of ray. I have called them X-rays.

The X-rays are not deflected by a magnetic field.

I found that the new rays passed through all substances, but with varying degrees of transparency.

I have observed that if the hand is placed between the discharge tube and the screen, the darker shadow of the bones is seen within the fainter shadow of the hand itself.

I have not found that the X-rays are reflected or refracted in the ordinary sense.

I have seen my own skeleton.

I have taken a photograph of the bones of my wife's hand.

The X-rays are capable of producing chemical effects, and they affect photographic plates.

I have found that the X-rays produce fluorescence in certain substances.

I am not a prophet, and I do not know what the future will bring.

I have no time for politics; I am a scientist.

I have made no discovery, I have only observed a phenomenon.

I have not thought about the practical applications of my discovery.

I have no doubt that others will follow up on my work.

I have not patented my discovery, as I believe it should be for the benefit of all humanity.

I have no desire for fame or fortune.

I am a physicist, not a physician.

I am simply a man who has done his duty.

I have always been interested in the unknown.