1972 in science
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The year 1972 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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[edit] Astronomy and space exploration
- January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program.
- February 4 - Mariner 9 sends pictures from Mars
- February 21 - The Soviet unmanned spacecraft Luna 20 lands on the Moon.
- March 2 - Launch of Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
- April 16 - Apollo 16 launched
- July 23 - The United States launches Landsat 1, first Earth-resources satellite.
[edit] Biology
- Socorro Doves (Zenaida graysoni) last seen in the wild. The species precariously survives in captivity. A reintroduction program is being prepared.
[edit] Computer science
- Cray Research founded
[edit] Technology
- February 1 - First scientific hand-held calculator later designated, HP-35 introduced. The first handneld calculator contained no numerical designation but was simply labeled Hewlett - Packard. The price was 795.00
- October - The First International Conference on Computer Communications was held in Washington, D.C. and hosted the first public demo of ARPAnet, a precursor to the Internet.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- October 1 - Louis Leakey (d. 1903 in science), British paleontologist.fr:1972 en science
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