Events from 1983

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1983

15 events
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1983 ID: 423
Neil Robertson and Paul Seymour begin Graph Minors Project, revolutionizing structural graph theory
ID: 423
1983 ID: 2007
CIA establishes $50 million Latin America apparatus; Israeli arms to Contras reported
ID: 2007
1983 ID: 2008
Banco Filipino closure linked to Marcos gold dealings
ID: 2008
1983 ID: 2009
Germany holds eighth EU Council Presidency
ID: 2009
1983 ID: 2010
François Mitterrand addresses German Bundestag, supporting missile deployment
ID: 2010
1983 ID: 2011
First commercial cellular network in US (AMPS)
ID: 2011
1983 ID: 2012
Internet protocols TCP/IP standardized using mathematical network theory
ID: 2012
1983 ID: 2013
Engineered lumber (laminated veneer lumber) begins commercial production
ID: 2013
1983 ID: 2014
Study: 50-60% vaccine reactions, convulsions in 1:1,750 doses
ID: 2014
1983 ID: 4435
Bjarne Stroustrup releases C++ at Bell Labs - 'C with Classes', adds OOP to C, becomes dominant
ID: 4435
1983 ID: 4498
Gerd Faltings proves Mordell conjecture about rational points on curves
ID: 4498
1983 ID: 4625
Classification of finite simple groups completed - 'enormous theorem' spans 15,000 pages
ID: 4625
1983 ID: 4353
January 1983
Lotus releases 1-2-3 spreadsheet - killer app for IBM PC, faster than VisiCalc, integrates graphics
ID: 4353
1983 ID: 4354
January 1983
Apple introduces Lisa - first personal computer with GUI and mouse sold to public, $9,995
ID: 4354
1983 ID: 4355
September 1983
Richard Stallman announces GNU Project - free software movement to create Unix-like system
ID: 4355