Many of the greatest scientific discoveries are eventually changed and adapted for more practical and widespread use. Since its discovery by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, the use of the X-ray has become ...

In the 1940s and ’50s, shoe stores were dangerous places. At the time, however, few people were aware of this. In fact, to the average kid being dragged by her parents to try on new Mary Janes, the ...

If you were born anywhere between 1920 and about 1950, you probably recall an odd-looking cabinet that once lured customers into shoe stores across the country. The shoe-fitting fluoroscope used ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. William Roentgen discovered X-rays in ...

- an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation ...

Un fluoroscope, appareil d’imagerie médicale, vient d’être installé dans cet aéroport parisien pour mieux repérer les passagers ayant ingéré des boulettes de drogue. L’an dernier, 1 322 mules ont été ...