1994Andrew Wiles Proves Fermat's Last Theorem

Andrew Wiles proves Fermat's Last Theorem
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👶 First IVF Baby Born

July: Louise Brown is the first child successfully born after her mother received in vitro fertilisation treatment.
First IVF Baby Born (1978)
Medicine
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🧬 DNA Profiling Pioneered by Alec Jeffreys

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

🧬 Alec Jeffreys Develops DNA Fingerprinting

First use of DNA fingerprinting.
Alec Jeffreys Develops DNA Fingerprinting (1985)
DNAGeneticsForensicsBiotechnologyCriminal JusticeMolecular Biology
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⚗️ Andrew Wiles Proves Fermat's Last Theorem

Andrew Wiles Proves Fermat's Last Theorem (1994)
MathematicsNumber TheoryProofScientific BreakthroughIntellectual History
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🐑 Dolly the Sheep Cloned at Roslin Institute

Dolly the Sheep Cloned at Roslin Institute (1996)
CloningGeneticsBiotechnologyScientific Breakthrough
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⚛️ Graphene Isolated and Quantum Properties Studied

Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolated graphene, a monolayer of carbon atoms, and studied its quantum electrical properties.
Graphene Isolated and Quantum Properties Studied (2004)
PhysicsMaterials ScienceNanotechnologyNobel Prize
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