Molecular dynamics simulations in history

Events

Theory of evolution, Darwin

1859

Invention of pasteurization, Pasteur

1864

Incandescent light bulb, Edison

1879

First motorized plane, Wright Bros.

1903

First antibiotic - penicillin, Fleming

1928

Invention of atomic bomb, Oppenheimer

1945

First MD simulation, Alder and Wainwright

1957

Application of MD to materials science, Gibson et al.

1960

MD simulation with realistic L-J potential, Rahman et al.

1964

First humans on moon, Aldrin & Armstrong

1969

Launch of the personal computer industry

1975

Cloning Dolly the sheep, Roslin Institute

1996