Contemporary period

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  • Model of the DNA

    Model of the DNA
    James D. Watson & Francis Crick developped the current model of the double helix of DNA. For that, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962.

  • First successful organ transplant

    First successful organ transplant
    On the 23rd of December, 1954, Dr. Joseph Murray successfully transplanted a kidney from a man to his twin. In 1990, with Donnall Thomas, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease"

  • First men on the Moon (Apollo 11)

    First men on the Moon (Apollo 11)
    During the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin were the first men to ever walk on the Moon.

  • Discovery of dark matter

    Discovery of dark matter
    Vera Rubin was the first person to find evidence of the existence of dark matter. In fact, by observing weird movement of galaxies, she proposed that this movement was caused by the influence of dark matter.

  • First handheld mobile phone

    First handheld mobile phone
    Martin Cooper invented the first handheld mobile phone. It was called the "DynaTAC phone" (Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage phone). It was 23cm tall, weighed 1.1kg and its battery allowed 35min of talk.

  • Quantum entanglement

    Quantum entanglement
    Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where two particles are perfectly correlated, regardless of the distance between them. The discovery of this phenomenon paved the way for new technologies in quantum computing. For that discovery, three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022 : Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger.

  • Discovery of a hole in the ozone layer

    Discovery of a hole in the ozone layer
    In 1985, a study made by the British Antarctic Survey showed the world that there was a hole in the ozone layer. This observation was in agreement with the work of Mario Molina and Frank Sherwood Rowland. In consequence, different countries decided to ban some substances to protect this layer.

  • Invention of the World Wide Web

    Invention of the World Wide Web
    Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
    In 2016, he received the Turing Award for this invention.

  • Proof of the Higgs boson's existence

    Proof of the Higgs boson's existence
    It confirmed a 70 years old prediction. It was possible thanks to a technological advance, the LHC (Large Hardon Collider), and the collision of two protons.