But can you name ANY amazing breakthrough in physics in the 20th century past about 1960? Or in biology and chemistry for that matter? The original question still stands.
- symmetry breaking (2008 prize)
- proof of black holes
- microwave background radiation measurements
- quantum theory of optical coherence...laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique (2005 prize)
I'll let you continue down the list...
- Various advancements in stem cell research. Eg: skin cells into stem cells. - The creation of a living organism with a completely synthetically constructed genome. - The sequencing of the human genome. - Nearly all of neuroscience.
And, actually, I haven't seen a doctor in nearly five years. (Possibly politically incorrect to comment on that but it bugs me to imply I am under a doctor's care by not mentioning it. It's simply not accurate.)