74 Examples of Modern Science

John Spacey, updated on September 28, 2023

Modern science is the science of the modern-era beginning around 1685 with the start of the Enlightenment and continuing to this day. This includes advancements in science such as theories and applications of science such as technologies. Scientific advancement is considered a primary feature of the modern-era that has completely transformed society, culture and way of life on a global basis. The following are noteworthy examples of modern science.

Antibiotics	Artificial intelligence Artificial organs
Atomic theory	Big Bang theory
Brain-machine interfaces	Carbon nanotubes
Cell theory	Chaos theory
Composite materials	Computers
Cryptography	Dark matter hypothesis
Digital cameras	Discovery of antimatter
Discovery of cosmic rays	Discovery of DNA
Discovery of plate tectonics	Discovery of pulsars
Discovery of radioactivity	Discovery of stratospheric ozone depletion
Discovery of the neutron	Discovery of the solar wind
Electric light bulb	Electron microscopes
Exoplanet discoveries	Fiber optics
Gene therapy	Genetic engineering
Germ theory of disease	High-energy particle physics
Holography	Human genome sequencing
Inflationary universe theory	Integrated circuits
Jet engines	Lasers
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)	Mass spectrometry
Metamaterials	Microbiome research
Mobile phones	Modern microscopes
Modern telescopes	Nanomedicine
Nanotechnology	Nuclear fusion research
Nuclear power	Particle accelerators
Plastics	Plate tectonics theory
Quantum computing	Quantum field theory
Quantum mechanics	Radar
Radioactive dating	Refrigeration
Robotics	Satellites
Solar panels	Space exploration
Space telescopes	Stem cell research
String theory	Superconductors
Synthetic polymers such as nylon	The telegraph & telephone
The television	Theory of evolution
Theory of natural selection	Thermodynamics
Transistors	Uncertainty principle
Vaccines	X-ray technology

The microscope and telescope both predate the modern-era but were massively improved leading all the way up to inventions such as the electron microscope and space-based telescope.

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