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Top Ten Scientific & Technological Breakthroughs

  • Robots and Artifical Intelligence

    Robots and Artifical Intelligence
    Technology: Digital
    -allowed for simple tasks to be done efficiently
    -allowed for more accurate results in science labs
    -eliminated meaningless and time consuming tasks done in factories
  • Organ Transplants

    Organ Transplants
    Science: BioMedical
    -allowed for a longer life span for humans
    -createed new lease on life by replacing damaged organs
    -people no longer feared diseases as much as before
  • Nuclear Power

    Nuclear Power
    Science: Physics
    -gave a source of cheap energy
    -did not create as much pollution as other energy sources
  • Satellites

    Satellites
    Technology: Astronomy
    -kicked scientific and technological process into high gear
    -allowed for mapping of larger areas
    -used in Space Race
  • Big Bang Theory

    Big Bang Theory
    Science: Physics/Astronomy
    -allowed for answer to the creation of the universe
  • Medical Scanning (MRI)

    Medical Scanning (MRI)
    Technology: BioMedical
    -gave doctors peek into the problems with a body
    -allowed docters to pin-point disease
  • In Vitro Fertilization

    In Vitro Fertilization
    Science: BioMedical
    -allowed for parents to have a baby if they could not before
    -paved way for new scientifical break throughs involving specimens
  • Nano Technology

    Nano Technology
    Technology: Digial
    -allowed for smaller devices
    -allowed for many more machines in everyday life
  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    Technology: Digital
    -allowed for more to be educated
    -allowed for new views on common issues
    -allowed for easier communication
  • Human Genome Decoded

    Human Genome Decoded
    Science: BioMedical
    -allowed for doctors to see what gene was damaged
    -allowed for many incurable diseases to be cured