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Science on This Day: December 9 | The Computer Demo That Predicted the Future, Smallpox Eradication, and Fritz Haber
Explore December 9 in science history! Discover Douglas Engelbart’s groundbreaking 1968 computer demonstration, the 1979 certification of smallpox eradication, and Fritz Haber’s role in developing industrial ammonia synthesis. These events connect computing, biology, chemistry, agriculture, and scientific ethics, with practical discussion ideas for middle and high school science classrooms.
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