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* [[David Gross]], [[David Politzer]] and [[Frank Wilczek]] are awarded the '''[[Nobel_Prize_in_Physics]]''' for "the discovery of [[asymptotic]] [[freedom]] in the [[theory of the strong interaction]]". |
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*<!--Oct. 4--> [[Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne|SpaceShipOne]] returns to Earth after its '''[[SpaceShipOne_flight_17P|second recent flight into space]]''', a flight which has been announced, subject to ratification, by the [[X Prize Foundation]] as winning the [[Ansari X Prize]] for its designers. |
*<!--Oct. 4--> [[Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne|SpaceShipOne]] returns to Earth after its '''[[SpaceShipOne_flight_17P|second recent flight into space]]''', a flight which has been announced, subject to ratification, by the [[X Prize Foundation]] as winning the [[Ansari X Prize]] for its designers. |
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*<!--Oct. 4--> [[Richard Axel]] and [[Linda B. Buck]] are awarded the '''[[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]''' for their discoveries regarding [[olfactory receptor]]s and the organization of the [[olfactory system]]. |
*<!--Oct. 4--> [[Richard Axel]] and [[Linda B. Buck]] are awarded the '''[[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]''' for their discoveries regarding [[olfactory receptor]]s and the organization of the [[olfactory system]]. |
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Revision as of 10:03, 5 October 2004
- David Gross, David Politzer and Frank Wilczek are awarded the Nobel_Prize_in_Physics for "the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".
- SpaceShipOne returns to Earth after its second recent flight into space, a flight which has been announced, subject to ratification, by the X Prize Foundation as winning the Ansari X Prize for its designers.
- Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries regarding olfactory receptors and the organization of the olfactory system.
- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan calls on Israel to halt its current campaign in the Gaza Strip, citing the many civilian deaths that the offensive has caused. (Israeli-Palestinian conflict timeline)
- The 38-year-old insurgency in Nagaland, India continues as at least 57 people are killed and over 100 injured in a series of attacks in the region.