TY - CONF A1 - Schreiber, Kai A1 - Kätker, Anna A1 - Busch, Uwe A1 - Stanik, Eva A1 - Döhring, Thorsten T1 - A guided tour of the Deutsches Röntgen-Museum: displaying X-ray history T2 - SPIE Proceedings N2 - 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. KW - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen KW - X-ray KW - science history KW - education KW - Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923 KW - Röntgenstrahlung KW - Deutsches Röntgen-Museum Y1 - 2023 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-h-ab/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2099 VL - 2023 IS - 12576 SP - 125760A-1 EP - 125760A-9 PB - SPIE ER -