X-ray revealed as top discovery
THE X-ray has been voted the most important modern discovery by museum visitors.
The poll, of 50,000 people who visited the Science Museum in London, chose the X-ray machine as the scientific advance with the greatest impact.
Penicillin came second, followed by the DNA double helix.
Katie Maggs, associate curator of medicine at the museum, said: "I'm thrilled to see the incredible development of the X-ray machine recognised in the museum's centenary year."
She added: "X-rays have radically changed the way we see and understand our world – our bodies in particular."
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