The inventor of a method of MRI has died on 84-m to year of life Вести.Ru

One of the developers of the method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the Nobel laureate, British physicist Peter Mansfield died at the age of 83.

As reported by the family of the deceased, being an outstanding scientist and a pioneer in his field, he was also a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, whom they will miss.

In 1964, Peter Mansfield became a Professor at Nottingham University, where he taught for 30 years. In 2003, for the invention of MRI, the scientist was awarded the Nobel prize in medicine, reminds TASS.

research in the area of obtaining images of internal organs without penetration into the body is one of the most advanced areas of modern medicine. Complementary and stimulating each other’s research and experiments in order to study and improve this technology held Peter Mansfield and American Explorer Paul Lauterbourg.

it is Noteworthy that the British scientist was unable to get a high school diploma and 15 years working in the print shop, and later went to serve in the army, where he became interested in rocket science, have passed the necessary examinations and went to College in London. Upon graduation he wrote a dissertation about the problems of nuclear magnetic resonance, according to RIA Novosti.