title: Architecture of the invisible.
abstract: From the structure of sodium chloride to that of a human rhinovirus complexed with its receptor--X-ray crystal analysis has taken an extraordinarily fruitful path since its inception 80 years ago.
authors.affiliation: Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction / Q000266:history*