...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 |
| 7863267 | Use of selective chloride channel modulators to treat methamphetamine abuse The invention relates to methods of and treatments for using pharmaceutical compositions from a class of compounds that directly or indirectly selectively modulates GABAA chloride channel activity to treat alcohol and/or stimulant substance abuse. The pre... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7348321 | Flumazenil for the treatment of alcohol dependency The invention relates to the use of flumazenil in developing a drug used for the sequential administration of small quantities of flumazenil at short intervals, until a therapeutically effective quantity is administered to treat alcohol dependence. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7186711 | Flumazenil for the treatment of cocaine dependency The invention relates to the use of flumazenil to produce a medicament for the treatment of cocaine dependency. The flumazenil can be administered sequentially in small quantities at short intervals until a therapeutically effective quantity for the treatment of coc... | 03/06/2007 |