'Godless' founder of utilitarianism had severe dental problems

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photograph of a CT scanner with a mummified human head on it, revealing the skull on two monitors — Scientists at University College London utilized a CT scanner to produce brand-new pictures of the mummified head of theorist Jeremy Bentham.
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( Image credit: Bentham Project/University College London)

The fantastic and “godless” English thinker Jeremy Bentham, whose remains have actually been on screen at a U.K. university for over 150 years, struggled with extreme oral issues, according to X-ray scans of his skull.

The scans were carried out with CT (computed tomography) scanning devices to develop a digital 3D design of his head and emphasize Bentham’s prolonged “presence” at University College London (UCL) as it commemorates its 200th anniversary.

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Tom Metcalfe is an independent reporter and routine Live Science factor who is based in London in the United Kingdom. Tom composes primarily about science, area, archaeology, the Earth and the oceans. He has actually likewise composed for the BBC, NBC News, National Geographic, Scientific American, Air & & Space, and numerous others.

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