William Morgan (actuary)

William Morgan (by Thomas Lawrence), on view at the Institute of Actuaries, Staple Inn Hall, London

William Morgan, FRS (26 May (O.S.) 1750 – 4 May 1833)[1] was a British[1] physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science. He is also credited with being the first to record the "invisible light" produced when a current is passed through a partly evacuated glass tube: "the first x-ray tube".

  1. ^ a b Bennetts, Nicola (10 April 2019). "MORGAN, WILLIAM (1750 - 1833), actuary and scientist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.