January 6, 2007 via Bindt.Org

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A look back at the origins of NDT and BINDT

Case histories going back as far as World War I show that the science of non-destructive testing was understood and practised in the UK that long ago, especially in the field of military aviation. But it was not until 1954 that there emerged a voluntary association devoting itself exclusively to NDT. Before that time the Institute of Physics had a very active industrial radiology group, under whose auspices much early discussion, experimentation and development of NDT took place. Some of the major engineering institutions also showed an interest in NDT.

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