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1938 in science
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The year 1938 in science and technology had many significant events, including those listed below.
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Astronomy
- June 28 - A 450 metric ton meteorite struck the earth in a empty field near Chicora, Pennsylvania
Biology
- December 22 - Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovers a Coelacanth, formerly only seen in fossils millions of years old, in a fisherman's catch in South Africa.
Chemistry
- April 6 - Roy J. Plunkett of DuPont accidentally discovers polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
Awards
- Nobel Prizes
- Physics - Enrico Fermi
- Chemistry - Richard Kuhn
- Medicine - Corneille Jean François Heymans
- Copley Medal: Niels Bohr
- Wollaston Medal for geology: Maurice Lugeon
Births
Deaths
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