X-Rays - a form of electromagnetic radiation - were first observed in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German scientist who stumbled upon them accidentally when experimenting with cathode rays late at night in his lab. Google is celebrating this anniversary with one of it's quirky logos. More on the story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/g ... oodle.html
OOh. some famous birthdays today then.
Rupert is 90 today.
(The Bear, for anyone who wondered)