1939 in science
|
|
See also:
Other events of 1939
List of years in science
...
1938 in science
1939 in science
1940 in science
...
The year 1939 in science and technology included events, some of which are listed here.
| Contents |
Astronomy
- Robert Oppenheimer and H. Snyder predict the existence of a new type of celestial objects that would come to be called black holes (Phys.Rev. 56, 455-459, 1939).
- Robert Oppenheimer and G. Volkoff first calculate the structure of neutron stars, a new type of celestial object (Phys.Rev. 55, 374-381 1939).
Physics
- Nuclear fission discovered independently by Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn
Awards
Births
- May 19 - Dick Scobee (d. 1986), astronaut.
- October 7 - John Hopcroft, American theoretical computer scientist.
Deaths
- October 7 - Harvey Cushing (b. 1869), American neurosurgeon.