Roentgenium - Periodic Table of Videos
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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about roentgenium. It's element number 111 and was created at GSI in Germany, where this film was made.
Wilhelm Röntgen took the very first picture using X-rays of his wife
Anna Bertha's hand. It is the most famous radiographic image, which shows her
wedding ring. When she saw her skeleton, she exclaimed: "I have seen my
death!"
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