# Paul Lauterbur and the Invention of MRI

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- Book: [Paul Lauterbur and the Invention of MRI](https://www.bookquiver.com/m-joan-dawson/paul-lauterbur-and-the-invention-of-mri) ([Paul Lauterbur and the Invention of MRI.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/m-joan-dawson/paul-lauterbur-and-the-invention-of-mri.md))
- Authors: [M. Joan Dawson](https://www.bookquiver.com/m-joan-dawson)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-6231-672-9
- Published: 2013-08-23
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The story behind the invention of the most important medical diagnostic tool since the X-ray. On September 2, 1971, the chemist Paul Lauterbur had an idea that would change the practice of medical research....