The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs—the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics—and a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has developed a method to help pinpoint discoveries that reshaped the course of science.
A new way to detect breakthroughs in science: Large-scale analysis reveals ‘disruptive’ innovations in research history
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