blog posts 50 years: Illinois' incredible legacy in magnetic resonance imaging Aug 30, 2021 11:00 am by Meg DickinsonExcellence Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images U of I professor Paul Lauterbur invented MRI 50 years ago, for which he was awarded a 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine. A new exhibit includes the first MRI machines built for humans, more on Illinois' contributions to the breakthrough technology. Share on Facebook Tweet Email