1952 in science
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The year 1952 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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[edit] Archaeology
[edit] Biology
- August 1: Around 9 o'clock AM[verification needed], the San Benedicto Rock Wren goes extinct as its island home is smothered in a massive volcanic eruption.
[edit] Medicine
- February 6 - In the United States, a mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient.
[edit] Physics
- November 1 - Nuclear testing: Operation Ivy - The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["m" for megaton], at Eniwetok island in the Bikini Atoll located in the Pacific Ocean.
[edit] Psychology
- King Solomon's Ring is published by Konrad Lorenz.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- November 2 - Chaim Weizmann (b. 1874), chemist, first President of Israel.fr:1952 en science
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