...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357739 | Lacrosse-stick heads Lacrosse-stick heads are described. In one embodiment, a lacrosse-stick head includes a throat, a transverse wall, and two sidewalls extending outward from the throat and connected by the transverse wall. The throat includes two side surfaces. At least one of the si... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7044868 | Energy absorbing lacrosse head construction A lacrosse head construction comprising a frame comprising a forward scoop having a width, a rearward wall more narrow than the scoop width and two opposing sidewalls between the scoop and the rearward wall; wherein at least a portion of each sidewall comprises a ma... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6752730 | Handle for a lacrosse stick An improved handle for a lacrosse stick generally comprising a rigid elongated member, having a length and a longitudinal axis, comprising a plurality of ridges and trenches which extend along substantially the entire length of the elongated member and which are sub... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739988 | Portable recoil wall A portable recoil wall for sports ball practice. In one embodiment, the recoil wall may include a target that is resiliently suspended on a foldable frame which may be supported in a plurality of inclined positions by a collapsible sustaining assembly coupled to the... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6506132 | Lacrosse head pocket A lacrosse head pocket for a lacrosse head having a scoop and opposing sidewalls. The pocket includes a pocket member comprising one or more thin, flexible portions. The pocket member is connected to the scoop and at least a portion of the sidewalls.... | 01/14/2003 |