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Science
and
Technology
consisted of many events. Some of them are below.
ASTRONOMY AND SPACE EXPLORATION
Sinope
, the outermost known
Moon
of
Jupiter
was discovered by
Seth Barnes Nicholson
at
Lick Observatory
.
A 76 cm
Refracting Telescope
is built at
Allegheny Observatory
in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. It is the fifth largest refractor in the world.
Robert Goddard
begins building
Rocket
s.
Walter Sydney Adams
determines an incredibly high
Density
for
Sirius B
.
PHYSICS
James Franck
and
Gustav Hertz
observe atomic excitation
Ernest Rutherford
suggests that the positively charged atomic nucleus contains
Proton
s
TECHNOLOGY
W. H. Carrier
patents design of
Air Conditioner
Kodak
introduced the
Autographic
system.
NOBEL PRIZES
Max Von Laue
is awarded the
Nobel Prize For Physics
Theodore William Richards
is awarded the
Nobel Prize For Chemistry
Robert Bárány
is awarded the
Nobel Prize For Medicine
BIRTHS
February 17
-
Armin Kutzsche
(d.
1997
), medical researcher.
March 8
-
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich
(d.
1987
),
Astrophysicist
.
May 19
-
Max Perutz
(d.
2002
),
Biologist
.
October 6
-
Thor Heyerdahl
(d.
2002
), explorer, led the ''
Kon-Tiki
'' expedition.
October 21
-
Martin Gardner
, writer on
Mathematics
and games.
October 28
-
Jonas Salk
(d.
1995
), medical researcher.
DEATHS
January 24
-
David Gill
(b.
1843
),
Astronomer
.
March 30
-
John Henry Poynting
(b.
1852
),
Physicist
, discovered the
Poynting-Robertson Effect
and developed the
Poynting Vector
.
April 16
-
George William Hill
(b.
1838
),
Astronomer
.
April 26
-
Eduard Suess
(b.
1831
),
Geologist
.
May 27
-
Joseph Swan
(b.
1828
),
Physicist
.
November 5
-
August Weismann
(b.
1834
),
Biologist
.
December 24
-
John Muir
(b.
1838
),
Geologist
,
Ecologist
, founder of the
Sierra Club
.