Electromagneticspectrum

Electromagnetic Discoveries

  • William Herschel

    William Herschel
    The British astronomer discovers infra-red radiation.(red waves)
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    Different discoveries over time for electromagnets

  • Johann Ritter

    Johann Ritter
    German Chemist discovered UV radiation
  • James Maxwell

    James Maxwell
    British scientist who predicted the existence of continuous EM waves
  • Heinrich Hertz

    Heinrich Hertz
    German Scientist who discovered Radio waves
  • Wihelm Roentgen

    Wihelm Roentgen
    German physicist who discovered x-rays
  • Henri Becquerel

    Henri Becquerel
    French physicist who discovered radioactive rays emitted by uranium
  • Marie Curie

    Marie Curie
    Discovered Radium
  • Paul Villard

    Paul Villard
    the Frenchman discovered Gamma rays