@inproceedings{StanikPreglerDoehringetal.2025, author = {Stanik, Eva and Pregler, Jan and D{\"o}hring, Thorsten and K{\"a}tker, Anna and Busch, Uwe and Friedrich, Peter}, title = {A visitor experiment on astronomical X-ray optics for the "Deutsches R{\"o}ntgen Museum"}, series = {Proceedings of SPIE}, volume = {2025}, booktitle = {Proceedings of SPIE}, number = {13531}, publisher = {SPIE}, organization = {Technische Hochschule Aschaffenburg}, pages = {1 -- 1}, year = {2025}, abstract = {The "Deutsches R{\"o}ntgen Museum" in Remscheid is the unique institution worldwide that researches and documents the life and work of the first Nobel Prize winner in physics, Wilhelm Conrad R{\"o}ntgen and the effects of his discovery of X rays. As an integral part of the museum, the R{\"o}Lab laboratory offers visitors the opportunity to gain practical experience in X rays, optics and technology through own experiments. As part of a joint development project, students from Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences are currently designing a visitor experiment on astronomical X ray optics for the museum laboratory.}, subject = {Deutsches R{\"o}ntgen-Museum}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BuschMichelsKaetkeretal.2025, author = {Busch, Uwe and Michels, Marcel and K{\"a}tker, Anna and D{\"o}hring, Thorsten and Stanik, Eva}, title = {Historical X ray images selected for UNESCO's Memory of the World Register}, volume = {16}, publisher = {16th International Conference on Astronomical X-ray Optics}, address = {Prag}, organization = {Deutsches R{\"o}ntgenmuseum Remscheid}, pages = {1 -- 1}, year = {2025}, abstract = {The Deutsches R{\"o}ntgen Museum" in Remscheid (Germany) is the institution that uniquely and comprehensively explores and documents the life and work of Wilhelm Conrad R{\"o}ntgen and the impact of his discovery. It preserves a collection of X- ray images taken by W. C. R{\"o}ntgen during his research. Among them are three images of R{\"o}ntgen's own hands and those of his wife, Anna Bertha. Three more images show R{\"o}ntgen's hunting rifle, which he was able to analyze internally by using the new X ray technology. These two series of historical pictures from the years 1895 and 1896 provide an outstanding illustration of the scientific revolution that R{\"o}ntgen's discovery triggered especially in medicine and in materials science. Therefore, his discovery of X-rays ranks among the most groundbreaking scientific achievements of modern times. In April 2025 those very first recorded X ray photographs were added on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. The corresponding public ceremony took place on September 10 2025 in R{\"o}ntgen ´ s birth town Remscheid. Representatives of the German UNESCO Commission, of politics, and of the German R{\"o}ntgen Society were present UNESCO is thus honoring not only R{\"o}ntgen's groundbreaking discovery of X rays, but also the cultural, scientific, and technological implications of his early radiographs. The "Deutsches R{\"o}ntgen Museum" presents six famous historical X-ray documents to the public, which are now part of UNESCO ´ s Memory of the World Register.}, subject = {Deutsches R{\"o}ntgen-Museum}, language = {en} }