Vox Populi: Top Ten Innovations

In a recent poll, in which 10,000 people got the chance to have their say, the X-ray machine was voted as the most important innovation of the century. More than 50,000 votes were recorded in the Science Museum of London inquiry, which saw X-rays defeat things like penicillin and steam engine... [ read more >> ]

X-rays have today moved out of the field of medicine, and into that of airport security, among many others

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X-rays have today moved out of the field of medicine, and into that of airport security, among many others