1950Alan Turing Introduces the Turing Test

October: Alan Turing publishes the Turing test, one of the m...
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💡 Maxwell Publishes On Physical Lines of Force

Maxwell Publishes On Physical Lines of Force (1861)
PhysicsElectromagnetismScientific RevolutionTheoretical PhysicsJames Clerk MaxwellGlobal Impact
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⚛️ James Chadwick Discovers the Neutron

The neutron is discovered by James Chadwick.
James Chadwick Discovers the Neutron (1932)
PhysicsNuclear PhysicsParticle PhysicsQuantum MechanicsWorld War IIGlobal Impact
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🤖 Alan Turing Introduces the Turing Test

October: Alan Turing publishes the Turing test, one of the most influential yet controversial concepts in artificial intelligence research.
Alan Turing Introduces the Turing Test (1950)
Artificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceCognitive ScienceGlobal Impact
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🧪 Sanger Determines Protein Structure

Frederick Sanger: demonstrated that proteins are sequences of amino acids
Sanger Determines Protein Structure (1952)
BiochemistryMolecular BiologyFrederick SangerNobel Prize20th Century ScienceGenetics
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🧬 DNA Profiling Pioneered by Alec Jeffreys

DNA Profiling Pioneered by Alec Jeffreys (1984)
DNAGeneticsForensicsBiotechnologyMedical AdvancementsGlobal Impact
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