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Hydrogen and helium as the dominant elements in stars

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Demonstration that stars are composed predominantly of hydrogen and helium.

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Demonstration that stars are composed predominantly of hydrogen and helium.

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ARM processor architecture

Co-design of the original ARM processor architecture, which became one of the world's most widely used instruction-set …

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Artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin for malaria

Discovery and development of artemisinin-based antimalarial treatments.

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BBC Micro

Co-design of the BBC Micro computer, influential in British computing education.

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