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

OverviewAI-generated

The 20th century is a century that follows the 19th century and is followed by the 21st century. It is part of the 2nd millennium and spans from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000. This period is distinct from the 1900s. It includes the 1930s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

The subject is referenced by 1,269 other encyclopedia articles. It is associated with a PubMed count of 263,190 for the query "20th century." Categories exist for births and deaths during this time period. A chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 20th century is also part of the topic.

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Research

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
Social psychology a century ago.The American psychologist · 2000Morawski JGDOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.55.4.427
Alcohol in Hebridean culture: 16th-20th century.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 1995Dean ADOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1995.90227713.x
Needle-based blocks for the 21st century ophthalmology.ReviewActa ophthalmologica · 2011Kumar CMDOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01837.x
The growth and development of cohort studies.Annals of human biology · 2020Cameron NDOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1727012

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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