science in the mid 1900's By HFrf2014 Dec 8, 1895 X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895 Dec 8, 1912 crystals utility in X-rays first was thought of Dec 8, 1927 DNA was first seen as a genetic molecule Dec 8, 1937 the first X-ray diffraction patterns that showed that DNA had a regular structure was producedd Dec 8, 1939 The Electron Microscope was first industrially produced (invented in 1931) Dec 8, 1943 The kidney dialysis machine invented Dec 8, 1944 Synthetic cortisone invented May 8, 1952 Franklin captured the X-ray crystalography of DNA Dec 8, 1953 Watson and Crick publish findings on DNA doulbe helix formation Dec 8, 1954 Oral Contraceptives Invented Dec 8, 1955 Tetracycline invented Dec 8, 1959 Radioimmunoassay invented Dec 8, 1962 Watson Crick and Wilkins recieved the nobel prize