seminal

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March marked the 250th anniversary of Smith’s seminal text, “The Wealth of Nations,” published the same year as the Declaration of Independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

That’s the implication of a seminal study, entitled “Bubbles for Fama,” which challenges University of Chicago professor Eugene Fama’s famous claim that bubbles cannot be identified in advance.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The academic bookshelf groans with the weight of studies of the phenomenon, but the seminal analysis of the topic remains a 1997 paper by economist Severin Borenstein of UC Berkeley and his colleagues.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"This study offers a seminal contribution to our understanding of aqueous solution thermodynamics," said co-author and Mechanical Engineering Department Head Dr. Guillermo Aguilar, who serves as the James and Ada Forsyth Professor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

And of course, music, the liberation of which is considered a seminal geek accomplishment.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz