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Hour One: Year/Century In Review
When historians of science look back on the century, what are they going to see as the most significant development in science and technology? Will it be our first steps into space, or the development of nuclear energy, or the understanding of how genes affect biology? Perhaps the invention of plastics or the discovery of antibiotics such as penicillin deserve a place in the limelight. | 1999 may be remembered as the year of Y2K frenzy, or the year in which the world's population hit six billion. Other science in the news this year included advances in the study of stem cells, the creation of two new chemical elements, NASA's loss of two Mars missions, and a growing distrust of genetically-modified foods. |  | On this hour of Science Friday, join guest host David Baron for a discussion of the top stories in science - and phone in with your picks for the top stories of the year, and the century!
Guests:
Laura Garwin
North American Editor
Nature
Washington, DC
Paul Raeburn
Senior Editor, Science and Technology
Business Week
New York, New York
Keith Benson
Former Executive Secretary, History of Science Society
Professor, Medical History
Ethics Director, Program in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Science Friday, January 1999: Stem Cell Research
Science Friday, February 1999: Origins of HIV
Science Friday, May 1999: Risks of Biotechnology
Science Friday, May 1999: Hubble Constant
Science Friday, June 1999: New Elements
Science Friday, August 1999: Safety of Genetically Modified Foods
Science Friday, October 1999:West Nile Virus
Science Friday, October 1999: World Population hits 6 Billion
Science Friday, December 1999: Mars Lander Loss
This segment produced by:
Karin Vergoth
Web producer:
Charles Bergquist
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