# Expanded list of WTF happened in 1971 and afterwards * All the graphs of exploding numbers of scientists in [[bloomAreIdeasGetting2020]] start in 1970 - but that may be a measurement thing. ## 1970 ## 1971 Word processing invented ![](image.png) ## 1972 * Last moon landing * [[ARPA became DARPA in 1972 because of the increased scrutiny on military spending both in the government and outside of it]] * Shifting scientific journal paradigms: `He` Pierre Vinken` became head of Elsevier’s science division in 1972 and of the whole company in 1979, bringing a relentless focus on profit maximization and shareholder value` from [[Covid-19 Shows That Scientific Journals Need to Open Up]] * Energy consumption flatlined. ![](29A402B6-2849-4E24-AC37-D062CB71D5B9.png) ## 1980 * [[The relationship of government, academia, and technology fundamentally changed in 1980 with the Bayh-Dole act]] ### From WTF Happened in 1971 * Starting point [[WTF happened in 1971? - Article]] <!-- #stub/backlink-collector --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Expanded+list+of+WTF+happened+in+1971+and+afterwards) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Expanded+list+of+WTF+happened+in+1971+and+afterwards)