A guided tour of the Deutsches Röntgen-Museum: displaying x-ray history

Kai Schreiber; Anna Kätker; Uwe Busch; Eva Stanik; Thorsten Döhring

doi:10.1117/12.2665419

7 June 2023 A guided tour of the Deutsches Röntgen-Museum: displaying x-ray history

Kai Schreiber, Anna Kätker, Uwe Busch, Eva Stanik, Thorsten Döhring

Proceedings Volume 12576, EUV and X-ray Optics: Synergy between Laboratory and Space VIII; 125760A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2665419
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2023, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

In 1895, Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen detected a new type of radiation that was able to penetrate solid materials, which he called X-rays. In 1901 Röntgen received the first Nobel Prize in physics in honour of this ground breaking discovery. The Deutsches Röntgen-Museum (DRM) in Remscheid (Germany) is the institution that uniquely and comprehensively explores and documents the life and work of W. C. Röntgen and the impact of his discovery. The DRM’s location in Remscheid is not coincidental, with Röntgen’s birthplace only a short walk away from the exhibits. Every visit to the museum amounts to a unique expedition through the worlds of medicine, science and technology. The museum’s emphasis on the diversity of Röntgen’s invention by a multilingual, multi-medial approach enables all visitors to make their own personal discoveries. The Deutsches Röntgen-Museum in Remscheid is a must-see for X-ray scientists from anywhere in the world. This contribution provides an insight into the history of X-rays and offers a guided tour of the Deutsches Röntgen-Museum and its exhibits.

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Kai Schreiber, Anna Kätker, Uwe Busch, Eva Stanik, and Thorsten Döhring "A guided tour of the Deutsches Röntgen-Museum: displaying x-ray history", Proc. SPIE 12576, EUV and X-ray Optics: Synergy between Laboratory and Space VIII, 125760A (7 June 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2665419

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