1940 In Science

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1939 In Science

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The year 1940 in Science and Technology consisted of many events, including those below.

BIOLOGY

February 2 - The first Transposon s are discovered in Maize (''Zea mays'', aka corn) by Barbara McClintock .

COMPUTER SCIENCE

February 2 - The Complex Number Calculator, a calculator for complex arithmetic based on relays, was completed. (see History Of Computing Hardware ).

CHEMISTRY

February 27 - The Radioactive Isotope Carbon-14 is discovered by Martin Karmen and Ram Ruben

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