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William Morgan

British actuary

Died when: 82 years 343 days (995 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

William Morgan

William Morgan, FRS (26 May OS? 1750 – 4 May 1833) was a British physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science.

He is also credited with being the first to record the "invisible light" produced when a current is passed through a partly evacuated glass tube: "the first x-ray tube".


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