British science and technology in the second half of the 20th century and today

in the second half of the 20th century and today
BRITISH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION
laws of motion and illumination of
gravity
theory
of evolution by natural selection
the structure of DNA
the steam locomotive
the jet engine
the World Wide Web

Most of the attention in the UK is traditionally paid to
natural and technical sciences.

TODAY
8% of all scientific publications in the world.
About 4.5% of global spending on science is done
More than 70 British scientists have been awarded Nobel Prizes

FRANCIS CRICK AND JAMES WATSON DISCOVERED THE DOUBLE HELIX OF DNA IN 1953
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STEPHEN HAWKING PUTS FORWARD THE HAWKING RADIATION THEORY IN 1973
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IN 1976, THE BOOK "THE SELFISH GENE" WAS FIRST PUBLISHED.IT WAS WRITTEN BY RICHARD DAWKINS
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THE INVENTION OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB, BY TIM BERNERS-LEE
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VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS

THE HIGH-DEFINITION TELEVISION (HDTV) SYSTEM

PERSONAL COMPUTERS

VR

THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
STAGE 2
STAGE 3