From Papyrus to Preprints
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Nearly every paper I come across is a preprint. We take it for granted now, but 33 years ago, arXiv—as we know it—emerged from the halls of Los Alamos National Laboratory, revolutionizing how we share research. I thought an exposé was long overdue, so here’s an attempt.
Nearly every paper I come across is a preprint. We take it for granted now, but 33 years ago, arXiv—as we know it—emerged from the halls of Los Alamos National Laboratory, revolutionizing how we share research. I thought an exposé was long overdue, so here’s an attempt.