A Long and Illustrious History
The MRI scanner was co-invented by which British scientist?
ASir Peter Mansfield ✓
BSir Ian Wilmot
CSir Frank Whittle
DSir Robert Edwards
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Sir Peter Mansfield.
Sir Peter Mansfield (1933–2017) was the British co-inventor of the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this work in 2003.
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