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Science Year 1940-1949 - Page 2

This is a list of major discoveries and inventions from the book Popular Science: Science Year by Year published by Scholastic. How many of these did you know happened in this time period?
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41
Telecommunication Satellites Proposed (1945)
Telecommunication Satellites Proposed (1945)
42
"Computer Bug" Discovered (1945)
"Computer Bug" Discovered (1945)
43
ENIAC Computer Introduced (1945)
ENIAC Computer Introduced (1945)
44
Hiroshima Bombed (1945)
Hiroshima Bombed (1945)
45
Water Fluoridated (1945)
Water Fluoridated (1945)
46
First Influenza Vaccine Tested on US Army Soldiers (1945)
First Influenza Vaccine Tested on US Army Soldiers (1945)
47
Sunflower Developed as Oil Producing Crop (1945)
Sunflower Developed as Oil Producing Crop (1945)
48
Synchrocyclotron Built (1946)
Synchrocyclotron Built (1946)
49
Carbon-14 Dating Developed (1946)
Carbon-14 Dating Developed (1946)
50
First Artificial Snowstorm (1946)
First Artificial Snowstorm (1946)
51
Found How Enzymes Work (1946)
Found How Enzymes Work (1946)
52
First Auto With Electrically Operated Windows (1946)
First Auto With Electrically Operated Windows (1946)
53
Found That Sunspots Emit Radio Waves (1946)
Found That Sunspots Emit Radio Waves (1946)
54
First Car Phone Introduced (1946)
First Car Phone Introduced (1946)
55
Fossils From Precambrian Era Found in Ediacaran Hills (1946)
Fossils From Precambrian Era Found in Ediacaran Hills (1946)
56
Espresso Machine Introduced (1946)
Espresso Machine Introduced (1946)
57
Plane Crossed the Atlantic on Autopilot (1947)
Plane Crossed the Atlantic on Autopilot (1947)
58
Dead Sea Scrolls Found (1947)
Dead Sea Scrolls Found (1947)
59
First Instant Camera (1947)
First Instant Camera (1947)
60
Sound Barrier Broken by Plane (1947)
Sound Barrier Broken by Plane (1947)
61
First Tubeless Tires Produced (1947)
First Tubeless Tires Produced (1947)
62
First Microwave Ovens Go on Sale (1947)
First Microwave Ovens Go on Sale (1947)
63
Typewriter With 5,400 Characters Introduced (1947)
Typewriter With 5,400 Characters Introduced (1947)
64
Bacterial Mating Discovered (1947)
Bacterial Mating Discovered (1947)
65
Ghost Ranch Dinosaur Graveyard Found (1947)
Ghost Ranch Dinosaur Graveyard Found (1947)
66
Contact Lenses Developed (1948)
Contact Lenses Developed (1948)
67
Proconsul Skull Discovered (1948)
Proconsul Skull Discovered (1948)
68
Computers With Magnetic Memories Introduced (1948)
Computers With Magnetic Memories Introduced (1948)
69
Hale Reflecting Telescope Used (1948)
Hale Reflecting Telescope Used (1948)
70
Discovered Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Treated With Cortisone (1948)
Discovered Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Treated With Cortisone (1948)
71
Uranus's Satellite, Miranda, Discovered (1948)
Uranus's Satellite, Miranda, Discovered (1948)
72
Frisbee Introduced (1948)
Frisbee Introduced (1948)
73
Nystatin Used to Restore Paintings (1948)
Nystatin Used to Restore Paintings (1948)
74
DDT Reduced Pest Insect Population (1949)
DDT Reduced Pest Insect Population (1949)
75
Ready-Made Cake Mixes Introduced (1949)
Ready-Made Cake Mixes Introduced (1949)
76
Disposable Diapers Introduced (1949)
Disposable Diapers Introduced (1949)
77
Polyester Developed (1949)
Polyester Developed (1949)
78
Sneakers With Molded Rubber Soles Introduced (1949)
Sneakers With Molded Rubber Soles Introduced (1949)
79
First Heliport Opened (1949)
First Heliport Opened (1949)
80
Structure of Penicillin Discovered (1949)
Structure of Penicillin Discovered (1949)
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