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Waarvoor kreeg de Leidse hoogleraar Willem Einthoven in 1924 de Nobelprijs?

Translation: What did Leiden professor Willem Einthoven receive the Nobel Prize for in 1924?

  • A Ontdekking van penicilline Discovery of penicillin
  • ✕ Ontdekking van röntgenstraling Discovery of X-rays Your answer
  • C Ontdekking van bloedgroepen Discovery of blood groups
  • ✓ Zijn werk aan het elektrocardiogram (hartfilmpje) His work on the electrocardiogram (ECG)

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Einthoven ontwikkelde een apparaat dat de elektrische signalen van het hart meet. Het ecg, of hartfilmpje, wordt nog steeds in ziekenhuizen gebruikt.

Einthoven developed a device that measures the electrical signals of the heart. The ECG is still used in hospitals today.

Source: nobelprize.org: Willem Einthoven; Wikipedia

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