Wired (November 21, 2008)
"What are the social consequences when science allows us to see things that had previously been invisible?
"Scientists have revealed microscopic life, nanoscale molecules and galaxies billions of light-years away. These images have revolutionized the disciplines in which they were made, but they also transformed the public's imagination, giving common people new things to think and dream about...."
(from Wired, used without permission)
This photograph was used by scientists to popularize a dangerous new technology.
They succeeded - and you may be surprised to read what the new technology was, and why people were reasonably afraid of it: or at least dubious.
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