1980s in science and technology

This article is a summary of the 1980s in science and technology. The Rings of Neptune were first discovered in 1984. The Voyager 2 spacecraft provided images of them in 1989. 4769 Castalia was discovered in 1989. It became the first asteroid to be viewed through radar imaging. The first exoplanet is discovered in 1988, though it was not confirmed until much later. Genetic engineering timeline 1983 Kary Mullis revolutionized molecular biology with his invention of the polymerase chain reaction, which required only a test tube, some reagents, a DNA template, and a source of heat. 1986 April – The first child produced from a gestational surrogacy is born. This is the first time in history that a child has been born to somebody who is not their biological mother. 1989 May 22 – The first gene transfer experiment in humans takes place, leading to full-fledged gene therapy trials by September 1990. The gene responsible for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator was discovered. Mutations of the gene are considered causes of cystic fibrosis. The kakapo, a bird species of New Zealand, was termed a threatened species. The Department of Conservation started an endangered species recovery plan for the kakapo in 1989. The K-T extinction event, when dinosaurs became extinct, was shown to be linked to excess iridium in the boundary layer, which implied that the cause was a massive meteor strike. Timeline of computing 1980–89 1980 Development of ENQUIRE and MS-DOS begin. 1981 MS-DOS debuts. 1982 The first compact discs are sold, which would eventually replace the audiocassette in the 1990s. 1983 Computer "virus" terminology introduced by Fred Cohen. Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software launched. 1984 The Apple Macintosh is released. FidoNet begins. 1985 The first domain names are registered on the Internet. Windows 1.0 debuts. 1986 The TCP/IP-based NSFNET, the forerunner to the Internet, begins construction. 1987 The first popular hypermedia software, HyperCard is released by Apple.

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1980s in sociology

The following events related to sociology occurred in the 1980s. Raymond Boudon's Crisis in sociology : problems of sociological epistemology is published. William Catton's Overshoot is published. Michel Foucault's Power/Knowledge is published. Richard Sennett's Authority is published. Immanuel Wallerstein's The Modern World-System (volume 2): Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600-1750 Raymond Boudon's Logic of social action : an introduction to sociological analysis is published.

1980s in music

For music from a year in the 1980s, go to 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 This article includes an overview of the famous events and trends in popular music in the 1980s. The 1980s saw the emergence of electronic dance music and new wave, also known as Modern Rock. As disco fell out of fashion in the decade's early years, genres such as post-disco, Italo disco, Euro disco, and dance-pop became more popular. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience.

1980s in anthropology

Timeline of anthropology, 1980–1989 1984 "Turkana Boy" is discovered 1986 The Human Genome Project is launched 1989 The National Museum of the American Indian is founded in the U.S. 1980 Negara: The Theatre State in Nineteenth-Century Bali, by Clifford Geertz The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America, by Michael Taussig 1981 In Vain I Tried To Tell You: Essays in Native American Ethnopoetics, by Dell Hymes Nisa: The Life and Words of a Kung Woman, by Marjorie Shostak 1982 Europe and the People Without History by Eric Wolf 1983 Local Knowledge: further essays in interpretive anthropology by Clifford Geertz 1984 Muelos: A Stone Age Superstition about Sexuality, by Weston La Barre 1985 Sweetness And Power : The Place Of Sugar In Modern History, by Sidney Mintz 1986 Writing Culture, ed.