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The year 1918 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. The following entries cover events related to Science or Technology which occurred in the listed year The table of years in science is a tabular display of all years in Science, for overview and quick navigation to any year The year 1908 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1909 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1910 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1911 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1912 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1913 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1914 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1915 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1916 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1917 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1919 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1920 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1921 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1922 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1923 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1924 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1925 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1926 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1927 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1928 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. Events June 18 - Pablo Picasso marries Olga Khoklova. December 3 - Founding of the November Group of The year 1918 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1918 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1918 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events March 3 - Béla Bartók 's String Quartet No 2 is premiered in Budapest May 24 - Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt
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Astronomy
- Kiyotsugu Hirayama identifies several groups of main belt asteroids, now known as Hirayama families. was a Japanese Astronomer, best known for his discovery that many Asteroid orbits were more similar to one another than chance would allow leading to the concept The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the Planets Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but A Hirayama family of Asteroids is a group of Minor planets that share similar Orbital elements, such as Semimajor axis, eccentricity
- Harlow Shapley demonstrates that globular clusters are arranged in a spheroid or halo whose center is not the Earth, but the center of the galaxy. Harlow Shapley ( November 2 1885 &ndash October 20 1972) was an American Astronomer. A globular cluster is a spherical collection of Stars that orbits a galactic core as a Satellite. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 A galaxy is a massive gravitationally bound system consisting of Stars an Interstellar medium of gas and dust, and Dark matter
- Max Wolf discovers the star Wolf 359. Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf ( June 21 1863 – October 3 1932) was a German Astronomer, a pioneer of Astrophotography A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth
- Heber Curtis discovers a relativistic jet of matter emerging from Elliptical Galaxy M87. Heber Doust Curtis ( June 27 1872 – January 9 1942) was an American Astronomer. The lower-energy non-relativistic version of this phenomenon is described at Polar jet. Messier 87 (also known as M87, Virgo A or NGC 4486) is a giant Elliptical galaxy.
Biology
- R.A. Fisher puts forward a genetic model that shows that continuous variation could be the result of Mendelian inheritance in his paper "The Correlation Between Relatives on the Supposition of Mendelian Inheritance". Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher, FRS ( 17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962) was an English Statistician, Evolutionary Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Mendelian inheritance (or Mendelian genetics or Mendelism) is a set of primary tenets relating to the transmission of hereditary characteristics from parent "The Correlation Between Relatives on the Supposition of Mendelian Inheritance" is a Scientific paper by R
Physics
- J. Lense and Hans Thirring find the gravitomagnetic precession of gyroscopes in the equations of general relativity. Hans Thirring ( March 23, 1888 - March 22, 1976) was an Austrian theoretical physicist, Professor, and father A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of Angular momentum. General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of Gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916
- Hans Reissner and Gunnar Nordström solve the Einstein and Maxwell field equations for charged spherically-symmetric non-rotating systems. Gunnar Nordström ( 12 March 1881, Helsinki &ndash 24 December 1923, Helsinki was a Finnish theoretical physicist The Einstein field equations ( EFE) or Einstein's equations are a set of ten equations in Einstein 's theory of General relativity in which the In Classical electromagnetism, Maxwell's equations are a set of four Partial differential equations that describe the properties of the electric
- Friedrich Kottler gets Schwarzschild solution without Einstein vacuum field equations.
Technology
- Edwin Armstrong invents the superheterodyne receiver. Edwin Howard Armstrong ( December 18, 1890 &ndash January 31, 1954) was an American Electrical engineer and Inventor In Electronics, the superheterodyne receiver (also known by its full name the supersonic heterodyne receiver, or by the abbreviated form superhet) is a
- Theodore von Karman and Asbóth Oszkár build the first co-axial helicopter. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys.
- Anton Fokker invents the interrupter gear. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Interrupter gear is a term that covers two related technologies
- A. M. Nicolson invents the radio crystal oscillator
- Charles Strite invents the pop-up toaster. A crystal oscillator is an Electronic circuit that uses the mechanical Resonance of a vibrating Crystal of piezoelectric material to create an Charles P Strite October 18, 1921 for the pop-up bread Toaster. A toaster is a small electric Kitchen appliance designed to Toast slices of Bread.
- Edward Hugh Hebern patents the Hebern rotor machine. Edward Hugh Hebern ( April 23, 1869 &ndash February 10 1952) was an early inventor of Rotor machines devices for Encryption The Hebern Rotor Machine was an electro-mechanical Encryption machine built by combining the mechanical parts of a standard Typewriter with the electrical parts of
Awards
- Nobel Prize
- Physics - Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
- Chemistry - Fritz Haber
- Medicine - not awarded
Births
- January 27 - Antonín Mrkos (d. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Fritz Haber (9 December 1868 &ndash 29 January 1934 was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development for The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Biography Mrkos entered the University in Brno in 1938 His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II, and in 1945 he became a staff member 1996), astronomer. The year 1996 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
- March 16 - Frederick Reines (d. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Frederick Reines ( March 16 1918 – August 26 1998) was an American Physicist. 1998), physicist. The year 1998 in Science and Technology involved many events some of which are included below A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
- April 4 - Joseph Ashbrook (d. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Joseph Ashbrook ( April 4 1918 &ndash August 4 1980) was an American Astronomer. 1980), astronomer. The year 1980 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
- April 25 - Gérard de Vaucouleurs (d. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs ( April 25, 1918 &ndash October 7, 1995) was a French Astronomer. 1995), astronomer. The year 1995 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
- May 11 - Richard Feynman (d. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Richard Phillips Feynman (ˈfaɪnmən May 11 1918 – February 15 1988 was an American Physicist known for the Path integral formulation of quantum 1988), physicist, Nobel laureate. The year 1988 in Science and Technology involved many significant events some listed below A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
- July 15 - Bertram N. Brockhouse (d. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Bertram Neville Brockhouse, CC, FRSC ( July 15, 1918 &ndash October 13, 2003) was a Canadian Physicist 2003), physicist. The year 2003 in Science and Technology involved some significant events A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
- August 13 - Frederick Sanger, molecular biologist. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born 13 August 1918) is an English biochemist and twice Molecular biology is the study of Biology at a molecular level
- September 27 - Martin Ryle (d. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Sir Martin Ryle ( September 27, 1918 - October 14, 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary 1984), astronomer. The year 1984 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
- November 10 - Ernst Otto Fischer (d. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Ernst Otto Fischer ( November 10, 1918 &ndash July 23, 2007) was a German Chemist who won the Nobel Prize for pioneering 2007), chemist, Nobel laureate. The year 2007 in science and Technology involves many significant events A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry.
- November 19 - Hendrik C. van de Hulst (d. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst ( Utrecht, Nov 19 1918 &ndash Leiden, Jul 31 2000) was a Dutch 2000), astronomer. The year 2000 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
- December 25 - Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova, astronomer. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova (Тамара Михайловна Смирнова b Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
Deaths
- January 6 - Georg Cantor (b. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor ( – January 6 1918) was a German Mathematician, born in Russia. 1845), mathematician. The year 1845 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics.
- January 26 - Ewald Hering (b. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Karl Ewald Konstantin Hering ( August 5, 1834 &ndash January 26, 1918) was a German Physiologist who did much research 1834), physiologist. The year 1834 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Physiology (from Greek grc φύσις physis, "nature origin" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the mechanical physical
- January 31 - Ivan Pulyui (b. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Ivan Pulyui (Іван Пулюй Johann Puluj (born February 2, 1845 in Hrymayliv village died January 31, 1918 in Prague) 1845), physicist. The year 1845 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
- April 20 - Karl Ferdinand Braun (b. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Karl Ferdinand Braun ( 6 June 1850 in Fulda, Germany &ndash 20 April 1918 in New York City, U 1850), physicist. The year 1850 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
- May 31 - Alexander Mitscherlich (b. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. This article is about the chemist Go to Alexander Mitscherlich (Psychology for the psychologist 1836), chemist. The year 1836 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry.
- June 27 - George Mary Searle (b. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden 1839), astronomer. The year 1839 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
- September 7 - Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (b. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow ( 12 December 1832 &ndash 7 September 1918) was a Norwegian Mathematician, who proved foundational 1832), mathematician. The year 1832 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics.
- November 3 - Aleksandr Lyapunov (b. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov (Александр Михайлович Ляпунов ( June 6 1857 &ndash November 3 1918, all 1857), mathematician and physicist. The year 1857 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
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