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In terms of pure impactful science I'd say 1920-1960 or so. Quantum mechanics and everything it led to (modern chemistry, in particular) is the big one, but the
by grey413 10y ago
In terms of pure impactful science I'd say 1920-1960 or so. Quantum mechanics and everything it led to (modern chemistry, in particular) is the big one, but there was also relativity, the modern evolutionary synthesis, huge advances in statistics, the math of computing, and so much more.
- bloat 10y ago1650 - 1750 : The Royal Society - including Newton, Hooke, Halley, Boyle, Franklin, etc.
- wycx 10y agoI agree. The important advance in the first half of the 20th century was understanding how atoms work, and that knowledge lead directly to semiconductors, the nuclear industry, and laid the foundation for modern chemistry, materials science and all the analytical technologies than enable chemistry, physics etc (i.e. x-ray analytical techniques, mass spectrometers). Something that I did not know until recently was that the "mineralogy" of steel was not understood until the 20th century. If you do not understand the phases comprising a material, it is difficult to relate bulk material properties to bulk composition.
- dredmorbius 10y agoWhat elements of modern chemistry (and practical impacts) flow from QM specifically?
- maverick_iceman 10y agoRelativity was complete before 1920. Special relativity in 1905 and general relativity in 1915.