當代十大發明民調結果：
1. X-ray machine X光機
2. Penicillin 盤尼西林(青霉素)
3. DNA double helix DNA 雙螺旋結構
4. Apollo 10 capsule 阿波羅10號登月艙
5. V2 rocket engine V2 火箭發動機
6. Stephenson's Rocket 斯蒂芬森火箭
7. Pilot ACE Computer 英國第一代電腦
8. Steam engine 蒸汽機
9. Model T Ford 福特T型汽車
10. Electric telegraph 電報機
The public has voted the X-ray machine as the best invention, ahead of the Apollo10 space capsule and Stephenson's Rocket.
X光機打敗了阿波羅10號登月艙和史蒂芬森的火箭，一舉占據公眾評選的最偉大發明之首。
Out of nearly 50,000 votes cast, one in five people named it for having made the greatest impact on the past, present and future.
在近五萬名公眾參與的投票中，五分之一的人認為X光機對人類的過去、現在以及將來，都具有最深遠的影響。
Ten of the most significant objects in science, engineering, technology and medicine were selected for the vote. Information on all the items is found at the Science Museum in London.
公眾需要從一份涉及科學、工程、技術、以及醫學領域中取得巨大成就的候選名單中選出十個項目。有關重大發明的信息與介紹，公眾都可以在倫敦科學博物館中了解到。
The first three positions were filled by medical inventions or discoveries,the X-ray machine being followed by the discoveries of penicillin and the DNA double helix structure.
排在榜單三甲位置的發明都是醫學領域的重大發明或發現。緊隨X光機之后的是盤尼西林(青霉素)的發明，以及DNA雙螺旋結構的發現。
X-rays provided the first possibility of looking inside someone's body without cutting them open--a massive medical advance.
X光機首次讓不開刀就能一窺人體內部情況成為可能——這堪稱醫學上的一大進步。
The particular X-ray machine in question was a "do-it-youself" experiment by a father and son who were so inspired by news of the discovery of the X-ray that they set about building the equipment in their ownhome.
被熱議的是在博物館展出的一部DIY的X光機，它是一對父子通過傳統X光機的發明在自己的家里研制出的新發明。
Museum curator Katie Maggs said: "It's very inspirational to budding scientists to learn that an invention now declared the most important in world history could be pioneered by enthusiastic amateur inventors."
博物館館長凱蒂·馬格斯說：“一項在世界歷史中已經如此重要的發明能夠繼續鼓舞發明愛好者研制出新的發明，這實在是鼓舞人心的一件事。”
Professor Andy Adam, president of the Royal College of Radiologists, was delighted to learn of the result.
皇家放射醫師學會主席安迪·亞當博士對評選出的結果感到欣喜。
He said the X-ray machine had revolutionised medical practice and that the technology had now advance so much that we are reaching the era of the "transparent patient".
他說，X光機在醫學實踐中具有革命性的意義，如此先進的科技甚至把我們帶到了“透明患者”的時代。
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw said: "Any competition that pits the Apollo 10 spacecraft against Stephenson's Rocket, and the DNA double helix against the Model T Ford, is bound to provide talking points aplenty. "
文化大臣本·伯拉德肖說，“重大發明間的相互競爭，比如阿波羅10號登月艙和斯蒂芬森火箭的競爭，又比如DNA雙螺旋結構和福特T型汽車的競爭，它們必然會引起很多爭論。”
The poll was conducted as part of the Science Museum's events to mark its centenary.
此次評選活動是為了紀念科學博物館成立百年而特別舉辦。
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