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600 BCE
Pythagoreans- The Origin of Music Theory: Estimated to come about between 600-521 BCE
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500 BCE
Pythagoras- The Pythagorean Theorem
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460 BCE
Anxiety - History of the term "Melancholia"
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348 BCE
Mathematical Philosophy: Platonism/Realism
Plato was a famous philosopher, who was born in Athens, Greece around 424 and died in 348. He is responsible for mathematical platonism/realism.
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342 BCE
Aristotle on Physical Mechanics and Space
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250 BCE
History of Pi- Archimedes
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40 BCE
Philosophy of Science- Aristotle
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476
Mathematics - India's First use of the number Zero.
At this time, Aryabhata finished his seminal work "Aryabhatiya." His student, Brahmagupta, would use these papers to further the practical use of "zero" and put it into writing in his crucial piece "Brahmasphutasiddhanta." India's First Use of Zero -
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1200
Bhaskara II - Quadratic Formula
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1202
Mathematics - Liber Abaci Published
At this point, Fibonacci had finished his journey East and found the hindu-arabic number system which was added into his mathematical book "Liber Abaci" Which spread the use of zero to the rest of Europe. Liber Abaci Published -
1215
Yang Hui’s Triangle
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1280
Forensic Biology/DNA- Sung Tzu Sickle Murder Case- Medieval China
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1328
Projectile Motion - Theory of Impetus
While teaching at the University of Paris Jean Buridan publishes his Theory of Impetus. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bGKXZ4MmVqh8iGghjKaEjm8FdHhnMT13naDAppfaDLk/edit -
1545
Radicals - Gerolamo Cardano
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Galileo- revelations in astronomy
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Galileo - Revelations in Astronomy
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Cleary, Fermat - Derivations Application
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1637 - Rene Descartes Quadratic Formula
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Evangelista Torricelli- History of Infinity
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Issac Newton - History of Infinity
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Blaise Pascal
Pascal's Traité du triangle arithmétique (Treatise on Arithmetical Triangle) was published posthumously in 1665.
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Calculus - De Analysi
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Infinitely Small - Newton's Method of Fluxions
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Calculus - Nova Methodus
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Projectile Motion - Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton publishes his Laws of Motion completely revolutionizing ow we think of the motion of an object.
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Infinitely Small - Leibniz's Argument Against Newton
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Imaginary Numbers - Euler - Introductio in Analysin Infinitorum
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Radicals - Leonhard Euler
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Imaginary Numbers - Gauss - Complex Plane
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DNA - Gregor Mendel - Establishment of Inheritance Principles
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Germ Theory: Louis Pasteur & the Swan Neck Experiment
Louis Pasteur was a French Chemist who is most largely responsible for the germ theory we know today.
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Darwin - Evolution - Origin of the Species
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DNA - Darwin and Wallace - Natural Selection and Evolution
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Germ Theory: Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian doctor who was born in 1818 and died in 1865. He practically applied germ theory and discovered the cause of puerperal fever in new or soon-to-be mothers.
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Genetics - Journal Published
Mendel's journal was published around 1866 which went unseen for a long period of time. Inside of this journal though, laid the secrets to inheritance within his pea plant experiments and the creation of his 3 laws. Journal Published -
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Darwin - Evolution - Descent of Man
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Cleary, Neuron - Camillo Golgi's Black Reaction Experiment
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Cleary, Neuron - Santiago Ramon y Cajal's Advancements on the Golgi Method
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Radioactivity - Isolation of Polonium and Radium
Marie Curie and her husband join into the study of radioactivity and make a huge breakthrough in the study.
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Genetics - Rediscovery of Mendel
Around 1900, three different scientist all working on the study of hybridization found themselves in some sort of "race" to rediscover and prove the laws that Mendel had recorded many years before. The scientists being: Erich Von Tschermak, Hugo de Vries, and Carl Correns. Rediscovery of Mendel -
1905 - Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
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1905 - Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
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Quantum Mechanics - Bohr Atom
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Radioactivity - Radioactivity During WWI
Marie Curie used her study of radioactivity to help push medical treatment during the war. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MtwUxP5fNqhKPdngdxC5-681K8a4lldwrEK5nK199-8/edit -
Albert Einstein - Theory of Relativity
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Mathematical Philosophy: Linguistic/semantic Realis & Gottlob Frege
Gottlob Frege was a German philosophy born in 1848, who died in 1925. He applied linguistic/semantic realism to mathematics to redeem mathematical platonism/realism.
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Quantum Mechanics - Uncertainty Principle
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AI - Turing introduced Turing Test
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Probability - Merrill Flood, Melvin Dresher, and Albert Tucker - Game Theory & Prisoners Dilemma
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Anxiety - History of Math Anxiety
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AI - First AI Program Developed by Stacey
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Psychology - Albert Bandura's social experiment
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Philosophy of Science- Thomas Kuhn
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Katherine Johnson, Moon Landing
Katherine Johnson was an American Mathematician who was crucial in computing various NASA space landings. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17sAXoVQe5KFU0ulGImGVf0Q0u68rvMq3u4UtB-6qTL4/edit -
Gene Silencing - Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen
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Forensic Biology/DNA-Kary Mullis and Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Probability - Marilyn vos Savant - Monty Hall Dilemma
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Cleary, Fermat - Andrew Wiles Solves Fermat's Last Theorem
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Discovery of Telomeres and Telomerase's - Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, Jack Szostak
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Gene Silencing - RNA Interference
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Eric Yuan Founds Zoom
Eric Yuan creates the video communication application zoom, which will shape the business landscape to come. Especially since studies have came out which conclude that employees and students are often more productive virtually. -
Successful use of CRISPR/Cas9 - Feng Zhang
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Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy - Colleen Fitzpatrick
FIGGs matches DNA using IBD to solve cold cases and identify persons of interest. For example, a family member using a site like Ancestry.com links their DNA to suspects. -Elizabeth L and Olivia C -
Math - Daniel Larsen makes breakthrough in Carmichael numbers
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AI - Chat GPT Launched
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Math 318 - 2023 Perspectives in Math and Science Timeline
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Psychology - Cognitive Development Modeling Study
Researches modeled the development of 10,000 participants and found that executive function is reliable by 18 years age. Knowing the neurotypical brain development will help propel us into knowing more about neurodivergent brains and could lead to earlier diagnosis.
Science Daily Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231031111440.htm
Journal Article:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-converging-trajectories-cognitive-adolescence.html
