Consider the following statements with reference to Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.
1. He was the recipient of the fast Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901.
2. His discovery of X-rays that revolutionised the fields of physics and medicine.
3. He discovered diffraction of sound waves.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A

only 1

B

only 2

C

only 1 and 2

D

only 3