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Jeans vs Positron emission tomography
Which invention? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Jeans 1873 50% · #173 in the world
- Positron emission tomography 1970s 50% · #174 in the world
What the votes say
The world is split down the middle between Jeans and Positron emission tomography: 50% each. Jeans is #173 of the 300 inventions in the world ranking, and #41 of the 62 from the 19th century. Positron emission tomography is #174, and #60 of the 101 from the 20th century.
Side by side
| Jeans | Positron emission tomography | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #173 | #174 |
| Year | 1873 | 1970s |