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The Spinthariscope was invented in 1903 by British scientist Sir William Crookes, and was one of the first instruments capable of detecting radioactive decay directly and in real-time. Though short-lived as a scientific instrument, Spinthariscopes were popular in the 1950s as a children's toy and still sold today as scientific novelties.