In 1895, Wilhelm Rontgen noticed a glowing screen in a dark lab, tested it on a hand, and launched modern medical imaging

Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays, and transformed hospital diagnosis forever. Image credit – Wikimedia Wilhelm Röntgen was working alone in his laboratory during late 1895 when he observed an anomalous phenomenon. An observation was made that a fluorescent screen in the laboratory glowed even after the experimental Crookes tube was wrapped up with black paper. This…

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John Travolta tears up over honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival; makes directorial debut with ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’

John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut Friday.Clad in a white beret, Travolta walked the Cannes red carpet with his 26-year-old daughter Ella Bleu Travolta. The actor wrote, directed and co-produced ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’, based on his own 1997 children’s novel.Thierry Fremaux,…

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31 posers by Rahul kin

KOLKATA: Rahul Arunoday Banerjee’s brother, Anirban, listed 31 questions surrounding the actor’s demise and mailed them to the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists’ Forum. They are meant to be answered by the production house and the channel and can supplement other questions the police will have while investigating the case. Before leaving for Ireland, where…

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