Editing 1986 in science (section)

==Computer science==
* January 16 – The [[Internet Engineering Task Force]], a [[standards organization]] that develops and promotes [[Internet standards]], holds its first meeting, consisting of 21 United States government-funded researchers.
* January 19 – The first [[MS-DOS]]-based personal [[computer virus]], [[Brain (computer virus)|Brain]], starts to spread.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/19/pc_virus_at_20/|title=PC virus celebrates 20th birthday|last=Leyden|first=John|date=January 19, 2006|work=[[The Register]]|accessdate=July 29, 2011}}</ref>
* April 3 – [[International Business Machines|IBM]] unveils the [[PC Convertible]], the first laptop computer.
* June 23 – Eric Thomas develops [[LISTSERV]], the first email list management software.<ref>{{cite web|title=1986|url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/index/FUNET/history/internet/en/1986.html|accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref>
* [[Internet Message Access Protocol]] (IMAP) is visualized by [[Mark Crispin]].
* [[3D printing]] is developed by [[Chuck Hull|Charles Hull]].
* [[Pixar]] is founded.