Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen’s discovery of X-rays transformed science and language alike. The term “X-ray,” born from the unknown, rapidly entered global English, bridging technical and everyday use. It expanded medical vocabulary and showed how scientific breakthroughs create lasting words, making invisible phenomena understandable and widely discussed across cultures and disciplines.
Birth of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) — The Scientist Who Gave English the Language of X-Rays
It moved from depicting the rural poor in the countryside, to scientists teaching, a major research meeting, technology in the workplace, and the rise of the clinic in hospital medicine.
Naturalists: Science and medicine
This time took my road warrior skills to go again to jolly England with the Le Shuttle train service (see post), and my Ford ; towing along my good boys and wonderful Rex! It was a very nice trip going into the countryside and seeing several towns of wonderul architecture and history, This one is a […]
The Museums of Oxford !!!
Take a journey across space and time with the work of Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė’s epic film installation at Tate St Ives which ends 12th April 2026. Inspired by West Cornwall’s landscapes and tides, you’ll step through towering screens arranged like ancient stones and explore moving images of underwater worlds and mythical creatures. I thought […]
Tate St Ives
It was that day again. Car service and MOT day when I have to ditch the car and find something to do as returning home is not possible unless I walk 2 miles uphill and 2 miles back down again on a road without pavements in some parts. Or get an expensive taxi. My old […]
as I was going to St Ives…
On a perfect day in Provence, I leaned against a wall and sketched a view of Le Thoronet. I loved this place because of its mathematical precision. As I sketched, I noticed that the tower is an isosceles triangle on top of a square. The windows are semicircles on top of rectangles. Some of the […]
Le Thoronet Abbey, Var, Provence, 83340 France
Well I am amazed always of the many wonderful monuments in my eternal Paris. I have to say better and more than anywhere else, one reason is call the most beautiful city in the world, and I agree. Here we have a wonderful building call the Petit Palais a wonderful expression of architecture and history. Glad to find me […]
The Petit Palais of Paris, part II !!!
Here’s another post from The Paris Corespondent, Shirley Riley. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as I do. Take it away Shirley! While there is no question Paris is an incredibly special place, the quality of being special is not the context to this commentary. My focus is on the interesting, creative, and sometimes confounding use of space […]
Paris is a ‘Spatial’ Place….
I saw this group of Mediterranean-style buildings on a long peregrination around East London. I went back to have a closer look. This is the “Donnybrook Quarter” which stands on a corner of Parnell Road, in Tower Hamlets. I arrived just as the sun was setting. The Donnybrook Quarter was completed ready for occupation in […]
Donnybrook Quarter, Old Ford, Tower Hamlets, London E3
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