During the Korean War of 1950~1953, Daejeon was completely destroyed.
After the Korean War, Daejeon attracted little attention from the Korean government until the 1970s when expressways from Seoul to Busan and to Mokpo met in
Daejeon, thus making it once again a hub of transportation.
In 1973, the Daedeok Science Town, a projected center for science and technology research, began to develop in Daejeon on 27.8㎢of property. It is now a major center for cutting-edge science and technology in Korea and home to 232 research and education institutes including the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). Daedeok Science Town (currently renamed as Daedeok Innopolis) has now become a center of R&D and a leader of development in Korea’s scientific technology.
