The Röntgen Memorial, located in the former Physics Institute of the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg pays homage to the German physicist, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. It houses the laboratory where he first discovered x-rays, earning him the Nobel Prize for physics in 1901.
The inscription in German which can be seen on the left-hand side of the façade reads: “In this building, W.C. Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895.”
In addition to Röntgen’s Laboratory the museum hosts his Nobel Laureate diploma, a bronze bust of the physicist, and a display of the instruments he used to carry out his experiments. A commemorative tablet dedicated to both Röntgen’s discovery and the other Nobel laureates who taught at the University of Würzburg stands outside the building, on the right-hand side.
Nobel Laureate Diploma for Physics awarded to Röntgen in 1901 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Bust of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
The laboratory where Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895.
Display cabinet containing the early instruments used in the discovery and development of X-rays
Commemorative tablet outside the Röntgen Memorial
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