William Morgan, scientist with a connection to Wales (Bridgend)

William Morgan

Inventor of the Vacuum Tube, Coolidge Tube, Britain's first actuary, founding father of modern actuarial science, and wait for it! The discoverer of x-rays, a hundred and ten years before Roentgen!

Connection: Born in Bridgend, 1750, died 1830. The nephew of Dr. Richard Price.

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