Box of Fluoroscope Slides, 1895-1905
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Thomas Edison began experimenting with X-rays in 1896, which had been discovered the year prior. He and his team developed a fluoroscope that produced real-time radiographic images, which could be developed onto slides for medical diagnosis. Edison ended all of his X-ray experiments in 1903 after his research assistant, Clarence Dally, developed cancer from undiluted radiation exposure.
Thomas Edison began experimenting with X-rays in 1896, which had been discovered the year prior. He and his team developed a fluoroscope that produced real-time radiographic images, which could be developed onto slides for medical diagnosis. Edison ended all of his X-ray experiments in 1903 after his research assistant, Clarence Dally, developed cancer from undiluted radiation exposure.
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Date Made
1895-1905
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
31.1217.218
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edison Laboratories.
Material
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 8 in
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