Electromagnetic Waves

  • William Herschel, a British astronomer, discovered infra-red radiation (heat waves).

  • German chemist Johann Ritter discovered UV radiation.

  • James Maxwell, a British scientist, predicted the existence of continuous EM waves.

  • German scientist Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves.

  • German physicist Wihelm Roentgen discovered x-rays.

  • French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered radioactive rays emitted by uranium.

  • Marie Curie discovered radium.

  • Frenchman Paul Villard discovered gamma rays.