TIL in 1978, a Russian physicist, Anatoli Bugorski, was struck accidentally by the proton beam of a particle accelerator. 1/2 of his face swelled beyond recognition and became paralysed. Amazingly, he survived and completed his PhD. He is still alive today.

http://www.strangerdimensions.com/2014/01/13/anatoli-bugorski-man-survived-proton-beam/



Submitted December 22, 2014 at 07:22PM by jobrien458 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2q2gu3/til_in_1978_a_russian_physicist_anatoli_bugorski/