Tesla's 1896 X-Ray Shadowgraph of a Foot

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In 1896, Nikola Tesla created a shadowgraph of a human foot with a shoe using X-rays generated by his vacuum tube at a distance of 2.5 meters.

Nikola Tesla's early use of X-rays

Historical significance of the shadowgraph image

Tesla's innovative vacuum tube technology

Generating X-rays with early vacuum tube technology

Capturing clear images at a distance of 2.5 meters