1982 in science
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The year 1982 in science and technology observed many events, some of which are included in the list below.
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Astronomy
Biology
- September: First report of anti-human monoclonal antibody production. References: Greener, Mark (2005). MAbs Turn 30. The Scientist 19(3):14-16. Tseng S.C.; Jarvinen M.J.; Nelson W.G.; Huang J.W.; Woodcock-Mitchell J.; and Sun T.T. (1982). Correlation of specific keratins with different types of epithelial differentiation: monoclonal antibody studies. Cell 30(2):361-372. PMID 6183000. Woodcock-Mitchell J.; Eichner R.; Nelson W.G.; and Sun T.T. (1982). Immunolocalization of keratin polypeptides in human epidermis using monoclonal antibodies. Journal of Cell Biology 95(2pt1):256-269. PMID 6183275.
Computer science
- First computer virus, written by Rich Skrenta, escapes into the wild.
Medicine
- December 2 - At the University of Utah, 61-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart (he lived for 112 days with the device).
Awards
Births
Deaths
- April 9 - Robert Havemann (b. 1910), chemist.