20th century

Also known as 20th-century, twentieth century, the past century, History, 20th Century, XX Century

time period between January 1, 1901, and ended on December 31, 2000

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The 20th century is the hundred-year period from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000. It matters because this era saw transformative events and developments—including two world wars, the rise of modern technology, and major social changes—that shaped the world we live in today.

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263,190 papers

Shining a Light on Some of the Most Famous 19th and 20th Century's Neuropsychologists.ReviewFrontiers of neurology and neuroscience · 2019Walusinski O, Boller F, Henderson VWDOI: 10.1159/000494964
Surgical revolutions.Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research · 2008Toledo-Pereyra LHDOI: 10.1080/08941930802255573
Art and dystonia.ReviewJournal of the neurological sciences · 2015Garcia-Ruiz PJ, Slawek J, Sitek EJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.06.049
Medicine in Milan between the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries.La Medicina del lavoro · 2019Franchini AFDOI: 10.23749/mdl.v110iS1.8678

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Earthrise, taken on 24 December 1968 by the American astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 space mission. It is the first photograph taken of Earth from lunar orbit.

The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). It was the 10th and last century in the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment. Population growth was also unprecedented, as the century started with around 1.6 billion people, and ended with around 6.2 billion.