1939 In Science

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The year 1939 in Science and Technology included events, some of which are listed here.

ASTRONOMY

Robert Oppenheimer and H. Snyder predict the existence of a new type of celestial objects that would come to be called Black Hole s (''Phys.Rev. 56'', 455-459, 1939).

Robert Oppenheimer and G. Volkoff first calculate the structure of Neutron Star s, a new type of celestial object (''Phys.Rev. 55'', 374-381 1939).

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