1895
Medicine
Germany
X-ray imaging
Roentgen photographs the bones of a living hand.
Why it mattered
Doctors could see inside a patient without cutting.
Industrial Age
1895
3 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
1895
Art & Culture
France
Cinema
The Lumiere brothers project moving pictures to a paying audience.
Why it mattered
A new narrative art form and the century's dominant mass medium.
1895
Energy
Germany
Diesel engine
Rudolf Diesel patented a compression-ignition engine of unmatched efficiency.
Why it mattered
Powers most shipping, freight and heavy machinery.
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