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Science on the 30th of November 1976 in history

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Date	Type	Text
30 Nov 1976 2060 Chiron	science	2060 Chiron (astronomy and space ) 2060 Chiron, first of the outer solar system asteroids known as Centaurs, discovered by Charlie Kowal.	0
30 Nov 1976 Carina Dwarf	science	Carina Dwarf (astronomy and space ) Discovery of the Carina Dwarf galaxy by the UK Schmidt Telescope.	0
30 Nov 1976 genome	science	genome (biology) The first complete genome is sequenced - a tiny bacterium-infecting virus called Phi X 174, with just 11 genes, and a little over 5000 base pairs.	0
30 Nov 1976 Carl Woese	science	Carl Woese (biology) Carl Woese and George E. Fox classify archaea as a new, separate domain of life.	0
30 Nov 1976 TRS-80	science	TRS-80 (computer science) August 3 - The TRS-80 Model I is announced at a press conference in New York City. Radio Shack begin sales in September, and despite a sales forecast of only 3,000 units per year, over 10,000 are sold in just one and a half months. Radio Shack will later develop an entire line of computers over the following 20 years.	0
30 Nov 1976 Atari 2600	science	Atari 2600 (computer science) September - The Atari 2600 home video game console is released.	0
30 Nov 1976 RSA algorithm	science	RSA algorithm (cryptography) RSA algorithm for public-key cryptography is described by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman at MIT.	0
30 Nov 1976 Roy Porter	science	Roy Porter (history of science) Roy Porter publishes The Making of Geology: Earth Science in Britain 1660-1815.	0
30 Nov 1976 hydrothermal vent	science	hydrothermal vent (oceanography) Discovery of hydrothermal vent ecosystems near the Galapagos Islands.	0
30 Nov 1976 sports bra	science	sports bra (technology) First general exercise sports bra invented by Lisa Lindahl and Polly Smith in the United States.	0
30 Nov 1976 Turing Award	science	Turing Award (awards) Turing Award – John Backus	0

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