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Marile descoperiri științifice din prima jumătate a secolului al XX‑lea
Great scientific discoveries of the first half of the twentieth century

Author(s): Lavinia Misăilă
Subject(s): Scientific Life
Published by: Asociația Cultural Științifică „Dimitrie Ghika-Comănești”
Keywords: science; discovery; evolution; implication; change;

Summary/Abstract: This article contains the major discoveries of the twentieth century including the atomic bomb, the plane, first radio broadcast, the robots, solar panels, laser, computer, T.V., antibiotics, vaccines,endorphins, insulin and many others. There is no doubt about it, the 20th century is unparalleled by any that came before it in terms of its rate of technological advances and scientific discoveries – a rate that continues to speed through these early years of century 21 at an unprecedented pace. There were so many new developments and discoveries during this time, it was hard to narrow things down but that’s what I did. The list below has effected humanity both positively and negatively.Regardless, they have held a tremendous influence over how our world has unfolded over the last 100 years. And in its wake come a series of possibilities that link science and ethics more than ever before.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 403-412
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian
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