History of MRI website from NAS
There's an excellent, in-depth reference article on the National Academy of Sciences's website about the historical development of MRI. It's grouped into the following sections, each of which are multiple pages:
- Summary
- Signals from Spinning Nuclei
- The Experiments of I. I. Rabi
- A Different Kind of Resonance
- Listening for Echoes
- The Science of Imaging
- From Structure to Function
- Credits
I think the in-depth focus on Isidor Rabi's work is appropriate. The site frames the history as a march towards functional imaging, but is quite comprehensive with numerous illustrations and even a nifty Timeline feature. Well worth bookmarking, especially if you're a grad student writing your Background section of your dissertation :)
UPDATE: This condensed History of MRI page is also very useful.