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5G is not the Enemy

In 1895, a German physicist, William Roentgen, discovered something he could not explain while experimenting with electricity: rays capable of penetrating soft tissue. He promptly used this discovery to take an image of his wife's fingers, which showed her wedding band. She is said to have exclaimed, "I have seen my death."  This physicist had discovered X-rays, which today are indispensable in medical imaging.                                                       Roentgen first x-ray image The German physicist who discovered the X-rays found that they could penetrate various objects, including books. He named these rays "X" for unknown, and with the photography technology available at the time, he was able to create images by capturing the X-rays when they struck an object.  Light, which photographers use is also a part of the spectrum. ( the visible  spectrum). 5G is safe The radiofrequency (RF) which includes radio and microwave radiation are two par