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10 scientific objects that changed the world

By Tom Simonite

10 June 2009

To mark its centenary, the Science Museum in London had its curators select the ten objects in its collection that made the biggest mark on history.

Explore them in our gallery, and cast your vote in the public poll to decide the most significant of all.

Enter the gallery of scientific objects that change the world

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