Röntgen Memorial
On Gingerguide's self-guided Würzburg audio tour, Röntgen Memorial is a stop worth about ~30 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type museum
- Suggested visit ~30 min
- Würzburg Würzburg guide
About Röntgen Memorial
The Röntgen Memorial in Würzburg, the rooms of the former Physical Institute where Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays on 8 November 1895, with a small exhibition and free entry.
Röntgen held the chair of physics here from 1888 to 1900. On 8 November 1895 he noticed rays that could pass through solid matter, and some weeks later he made an X-ray picture of his wife's hand. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Prize in Physics, and he never took out a patent. The memorial, opened in 1985, shows his laboratory and early X-ray equipment.
The memorial is free and open from Monday to Saturday until early afternoon; it is closed on Sundays and holidays. It is in a working university building.
Did you know? Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays on 8 November 1895 in his laboratory at the Physical Institute in Würzburg, now a small memorial with free entry.
How much time do you need at Röntgen Memorial?
Around ~30 min works well for Röntgen Memorial — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at Röntgen Memorial?
Yes — Röntgen Memorial made the cut as one of 13 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Würzburg. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
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