1972Development of the Fluid Mosaic Model

Seymour Jonathan Singer and Garth L. Nicholson developed the...
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1972

⚛️ Development of the Renormalization Group

Development of the Renormalization Group (1971)
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsRenormalization GroupQuantum Field TheoryStatistical MechanicsKenneth G. WilsonLeo KadanoffMichael Fisher1970s
United StatesUnited States

🧬 Development of the Fluid Mosaic Model

Seymour Jonathan Singer and Garth L. Nicholson developed the fluid mosaic model, which deals with the make-up of the membrane of all cells.
BiologyCell BiologyCell MembraneFluid Mosaic ModelSeymour Jonathan SingerGarth L. NicholsonMembrane Structure1970s
United StatesUnited States

🌱 Proposal of Punctuated Equilibrium

Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge proposed an idea they call "punctuated equilibrium", which states that the fossil record is an accurate depiction of the pace of evolution, with long periods of "stasis" (little change) punctuated by brief periods of rapid change and species formation (within a lineage).
Proposal of Punctuated Equilibrium (1972)
BiologyEvolutionary BiologyPaleontologyPunctuated EquilibriumStephen Jay GouldNiles EldredgeFossil Record1970s
United StatesUnited States