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The year 1916 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 1906 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1907 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below 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 1917 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below The year 1918 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 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 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 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. List of years in Art Events February 9 - 600 pm - Tristan Tzara "founds" Dadaism (according to Hans Arp) The year 1916 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1916 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1916 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events February 1 - Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his Symphony No 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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Chemistry
- Gilbert N. Lewis and Irving Langmuir formulate an electron shell model of chemical bonding
- Sydney Chapman and David Enskog systematically develop a kinetic theory of gases
- Jan Czochralski invents a method for growing single crystals of metals. Gilbert Newton Lewis ( October 23, 1875 - March 23, 1946) was a famous American physical chemist known for the discovery Irving Langmuir ( January 31, 1881 in Brooklyn New York – August 16, 1957 in Woods Hole Massachusetts) was an A chemical bond is the physical process responsible for the attractive interactions between Atoms and Molecules and which confers stability to diatomic and polyatomic David Enskog ( April 22, 1884 &ndash June 1, 1947) was a Swedish mathematical physicist. Kinetic theory (or kinetic theory of gases) attempts to explain Macroscopic properties of Gases such as pressure temperature or volume by considering Jan Czochralski (pronounced cho-HRAL-skee ( October 23, 1885 - April 22, 1953) was a Polish chemist who invented the
Physics
- Albert Einstein shows that the field equations of general relativity admit wavelike solutions
- Karl Schwarzschild solves the Einstein vacuum field equations for uncharged spherically-symmetric non-rotating systems,
Births
- January 10 - Sune K. Bergström (d. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical Karl Schwarzschild ( October 9, 1873 - May 11, 1916) was a German Jewish Physicist and Astronomer. This vacuum means "absence of matter" or "an empty area or space" for the cleaning appliance see Vacuum cleaner. 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 Electric charge is a fundamental conserved property of some Subatomic particles which determines their Electromagnetic interaction. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Sune Karl Bergström (born January 10, 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden; died August 15, 2004) was a Swedish Biochemist 2004), Swedish biochemist, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Medicine. The year 2004 in Science and Technology involved some significant events "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute.
- March 4 - Hans Eysenck (d. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Hans Jürgen Eysenck ( March 4, 1916 in Berlin, Germany - September 4, 1997 in London, UK) was a 1997), psychologist. The year 1997 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below Mental health professional A psychologist is a practitioner of Psychology, the systematic investigation of the mind including Behavior, Cognition,
- April 30 - Claude E. Shannon (d. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30 1916 – February 24 2001 an American Electronic engineer and Mathematician, is "the father of Information 2001), mathematician. The year 2001 in Science and Technology involved many events some of which are included below A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics.
- June 8 - Francis Crick (d. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 Ph 2004), American Nobelaureate in Physiology for discovering the double helix structure for DNA. The year 2004 in Science and Technology involved some significant events The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. In Geometry a double helix (plural helices) typically consists of two congruent helices with the same axis differing by a translation Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known
- June 11 - Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov (d. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov (Александр Михайлович Прохоров (11 July 1916 &ndash 8 January 2002 was a Soviet / Russian physicist 2002), physicist. The year 2002 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
- December 15 - Maurice Wilkins (d. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS ( 15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand -born British 2004), Nobelaureate in Physiology for discovering the double helix structure for DNA using X-ray diffraction. The year 2004 in Science and Technology involved some significant events The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. In Geometry a double helix (plural helices) typically consists of two congruent helices with the same axis differing by a translation Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation.
Deaths
- February 12 - Richard Dedekind (b. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind ( October 6, 1831 &ndash February 12, 1916) was a German mathematician who did important 1831), mathematician. The year 1831 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.
- February 19 - Ernst Mach (b. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Ernst Mach (max ( February 18, 1838 &ndash February 19, 1916) was an Austrian Physicist and Philosopher and 1838), physicist. The year 1838 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 11 - Karl Schwarzschild (b. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Karl Schwarzschild ( October 9, 1873 - May 11, 1916) was a German Jewish Physicist and Astronomer. 1873), astronomer and physicist. The year 1873 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 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 23 - Sir William Ramsay (b. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Sir William Ramsay (2 October 1852 &ndash 23 July 1916 was a Scottish chemist who discovered the Noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in 1852), chemist and Nobel prize winner. The year 1852 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. 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
- November 13 - Percival Lowell (b. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Percival Lawrence Lowell ( March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was a businessman author mathematician and Astronomer who fueled 1855), astronomer. The year 1855 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
- November 24 - Hiram Maxim (b. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim ( February 5, 1840 &ndash November 24, 1916) was an American born Inventor who emigrated to 1840), inventor of the machine gun. The year 1840 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation.
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