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1911 in science

1911 in science and technology

See also: 1910 in science, other events of 1911, 1912 in science and the list of years in science.

Physics

Ernest Rutherford explains the Geiger-Marsden experiment and derives the Rutherford cross section by deducing the existence of a compact atomic nucleus from scattering experiments.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
Charles Wilson finishes a sophisticated cloud chamber

Technology

Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft landed on a ship
Georges Claude develops the neon lamp.

Nobel Prizes

Wilhelm Wien is awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
Marie Sklodowska-Curie is awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Allvar Gullstrand is awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine

Referenced By

1817 in science | 1822 in science | 1910 in science | 1911 | 1912 in science | As of 1911 | List of 'years in science' | List of years in science | Neon lamp | Neon light | Neon signage

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