ERIC Number: EJ309015
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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20 Discoveries that Shaped Our Lives: Century of the Sciences.
Judson, Horace Freeland
Science 84, v5 n9 p41-156 Nov 1984
Describes (in separate articles) 20 developments in science, technology, and medicine that were made during the twentieth century and had significant impact on society. They include discoveries related to intelligence tests, plastics, aviation, antibiotics, genetics, evolution, birth control, computers, transistors, DNA, lasers, statistics, fission, and the Big Bang theory. (JN)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computers, Contraception, DNA, Genetics, Intelligence Tests, Medicine, Pesticides, Sciences, Scientific Research, Statistics, Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Science 84, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 10790, Des Moines, Iowa 50340 ($18 per year).
