In today's world, 1983 in science has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Whether due to its impact on society, its historical relevance or its influence in the cultural field, 1983 in science has become a topic of interest in various areas. From its emergence to the present, 1983 in science has left its mark on people's lives, sparking debates, reflections and studies around its meaning and impact. In this article, we will explore various aspects related to 1983 in science, analyzing its importance and implications today.
The year 1983 in science and technology involved many significant events, as listed below.
Anthropology
New Zealand anthropologist Derek Freeman publishes Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth, critical of Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) by Margaret Mead (d. 1978).
Astronomy and space science
June 13 – Pioneer 10 passes the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first man-made object to travel beyond the major planets of the Solar System.
September 26 – The Soyuz T-10-1 mission ends in a pad abort at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, when a pad fire occurs at the base of the Soyuz U rocket during the launch countdown. The escape tower system, attached to the top of the capsule containing the crew and Soyuz spacecraft, fires immediately pulling the crew safe from the vehicle, six seconds before the rocket explodes, destroying the launch complex.
October 25 – Word processor software Multi-Tool Word, soon to become Microsoft Word, is released. It is primarily the work of programmers Richard Brodie and Charles Simonyi. Free demonstration copies on disk are distributed with the November issue of PC World magazine.
December – Yugoslav popular science magazine Galaksija releases a special (January 1984) issue, "Računari u vašoj kući", with complete instructions on how to build a full-featured home computer, Galaksija.
^Streb, H.; Irvine, R. F.; Berridge, M. J.; Schulz, I. (November 3, 1983). "Release of Ca2+ from a nonmitochondrial intracellular store in pancreatic acinar cells by inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate". Nature. 306 (5938): 67–9. Bibcode:1983Natur.306...67S. doi:10.1038/306067a0. PMID6605482. S2CID4359904.
^Gorenstein, Daniel (1983). The classification of finite simple groups. Vol. 1. Groups of noncharacteristic 2 type. The University Series in Mathematics. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN978-0-306-41305-6. MR0746470.