TY - CHAP A1 - Busch, Uwe A1 - Michels, Marcel A1 - Kätker, Anna A1 - Döhring, Thorsten A1 - Stanik, Eva T1 - Historical X ray images selected for UNESCO's Memory of the World Register N2 - The Deutsches Röntgen Museum” in Remscheid (Germany) is the institution that uniquely and comprehensively explores and documents the life and work of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and the impact of his discovery. It preserves a collection of X- ray images taken by W. C. Röntgen during his research. Among them are three images of Röntgen's own hands and those of his wife, Anna Bertha. Three more images show Röntgen'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 Röntgen'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 Röntgen ´ s birth town Remscheid. Representatives of the German UNESCO Commission, of politics, and of the German Röntgen Society were present UNESCO is thus honoring not only Röntgen's groundbreaking discovery of X rays, but also the cultural, scientific, and technological implications of his early radiographs. The "Deutsches Röntgen Museum" presents six famous historical X-ray documents to the public, which are now part of UNESCO ´ s Memory of the World Register. KW - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen KW - UNESCO KW - X-rays KW - Nobel Prize KW - museum KW - Deutsches Röntgen-Museum KW - Röntgenbild Y1 - 2025 VL - 16 SP - 1 EP - 1 PB - 16th International Conference on Astronomical X-ray Optics CY - Prag ER -