Although the dangers of X-ray exposure were increasingly understood by clinicians and laypeople, a notable exception to this shift in attitude was shoe-stores’ use of the fluoroscope. From the 1920s through the 1950s these machines…
In the Long Shadow of the X-Ray The “light side” of X-rays—the faddishness and popular appeal—is only one side of the story. A major step forward in medical diagnostics and therapy, this new technology saved lives.…
The Curious History of the Röntgen Ray The skeletal hand of a woman, embellished with jewelry and a small spray of flowers, has a distinctly somber and funereal aspect. Nothing in this image connotes living,…
A few years ago, the New York Times featured an article about the short-lived Greenwich Village Bookshop and its very special door. More specifically, about the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, which…
