Research in the Sciences | 1951 | April-May 1953 | June 6-11, 1953 | June 13, 1953 | 1954 | 1957 | 1962 | 1969 | 2001 | Recap
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Research in the Sciences
Research in the sciences is characterized by teamwork. The teams may be in different labs, or even on different continents. Rarely does a scientist work alone; both research and publications are usually team efforts as scientists build upon the work of their predecessors. Teams may be competing with each another as they try to be the first to publish results, but they still share information. Other distinguishing characteristics of scientific research include:
- a strong preference for journals and conference papers over books
- informal communication that is as important as formal research
- publications that are international
- the use of technical language that is not always understandable to the lay person
- the wide variety of resources, from TV news to scholarly conferences, that report important scientific findings
In this 'Flow of Information' timeline, we will follow the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA.
Since a hallmark of scientific research is that it builds upon the work of previous generations, it is difficult to pinpoint a beginning date. For the sake of this exercise we'll choose 1951.
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