The year 1983 in science and technology observed many events, some of which are included in the list below. // What is science? There are various understandings of the word science. According to empiricism, scientific theories are objective, empirically testable, and predictive — they predict empirical results that can be checked and possibly contradicted. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Biology

• June: First report of using a monoclonal antibody as a medical test. References: Greener, Mark (2005). MAbs Turn 30. The Scientist 19(3):14-16. Klotz S.A.; Drutz D.J.; Tam M.R.; and Reed K.H. Hemorrhagic proctitis due to lymphogranuloma venereum serogroup L2. Diagnosis by fluorescent monoclonal antibody. New England Journal of Medicine 308(26):1563-1565. PMID 6602293.

• May: First report of the virus that causes AIDS. References: Barre-Sinoussi F, Chermann JC, Rey F, Nugeyre MT, Chamaret S, Gruest J, Dauguet C, Axler-Blin C, Vezinet-Brun F, Rouzioux C, Rozenbaum W, Montagnier L. (1983) Isolation of a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Science 220, 868-871 PMID 6189183

1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are antibodies that are identical because they were produced by one type of immune cell, all clones of a single parent cell. ... A medical test is any kind of diagnostic procedure performed for health reasons. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused...

Computer science

• Saturday, January 1, 1983 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.
• December 1983 - Yugoslav popular science magazine Galaksija releases a special (January 1984) issue Računari u vašoj kući with complete instructions how to build a full-featured home computer Galaksija.

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... ARPANET logical map, March 1977. ... The Internet Protocol (IP) is a data-oriented protocol used by source and destination hosts for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Galaksija on the cover of Računari u vašoj kući The Galaksija (Galaxy) was originally a kit-built computer designed by Voja Antonić. It was featured in the special edition Računari u vašoj kući (Computers in your home) of a popular science magazine of the...

Awards

• Nobel Prizes
  • Physics - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, William Alfred Fowler
  • Chemistry - Henry Taube
  • Medicine - Barbara McClintock
• Turing Award - Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie

Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Hannes Alfv̩n, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Chandra in his later years. ... There is another William Fowler who was a Scottish poet and uncle of William Drummond of Hawthornden William Alfred Willy Fowler (August 9, 1911 РMarch 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Henry Taube (born November 30, 1915 in Neudorf, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian-born American chemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Barbara McClintock For the illustrator of the same name see Barbara McClintock (illustrator). ... The A.M. Turing Award is given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery to a person selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. ... Ken Thompson (left) with Dennis Ritchie Kenneth Thompson (born February 4, 1943) is a computer scientist, notable for his work on the Unix operating system. ... Ken Thompson (left) with Dennis Ritchie (right) Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941) is a computer scientist notable for his influence on ALTRAN, B, BCPL, C, Multics, and Unix. ...

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