Author: Swiss Physical Society

The public Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Symposium, which is organised by the Swiss Physical Society (SPS), the Physikalische Gesellschaft Zürich (PGZ) and the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), is planned as a face-to-face event on 18 September 2021 at ETH Zurich (Hönggerberg). Five speakers will present Röntgen's biography, mentioning his Zurich years at ETH and University, and his vibrant legacy today regarding the exciting fields of new X-ray imaging techniques, new coherent light sources and the revolution in X-ray astronomy. (https://www.sps.ch/home)

The symposium will also be available as an online video stream. The link to the live video stream will be posted on the SPS webpage during week 37, from 13-18 September 2021.