The Physics of How X-rays were Discovered

There are quite a few videos about how Roentgen discovered the x-ray, but most really skimp on the physics.  What was he doing, why was he doing it, how did he discover the medical x-ray and why did he (correctly) conclude that he had found a high energy invisible light?

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It all started on the night of November 8th of 1895.  According to Roentgen, ...