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It's our birthday!
For more than six decades, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded science and engineering research -- from astronomy to zoology and everything in between -- that has led to discoveries and innovations that transform our world.
Did you know that NSF-supported research led to bar codes, the discovery of gravitational waves, Google and much more?
Learn about these pioneering discoveries and the history of NSF.