The X-ray machine was voted the most significant scientific invention , in a poll by the Science Museum in London . Out of almost 50,000 votes cast , one in five people selected it as the object they believed it had the greatest impact on the past , present and future . They were so inspired by the news that they started constructing the equipment in their own home . Comment: The public vote began on 10 June this year as part of the Science Museum 's events to mark its centenary .
The X-ray machine was voted the most significant scientific invention , in a poll by the Science Museum in London . Out of almost 50,000 votes cast , one in five people selected it as the object they believed it had the greatest impact on the past , present and future . Comment: The public vote began on 10 June this year as part of the Science Museum 's events to mark its centenary .