In 1906 there were various scientific and technological developments, some of which are presented below.
| 1906 in science |
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| 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 |
| 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 |
| 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 |
| Other events in 1906 |
Events
- February 9 - total lunar eclipse in the equatorial zone of the Earth (phase 1.63) [1] .
- February 23 - private solar eclipse (maximum phase 0.5386) [2] .
- July 21 - a private solar eclipse (maximum phase 0.3355) [3] .
- August 4 - total lunar eclipse in the equatorial zone of the Earth (phase 1.78) [1] .
- August 20 - a private solar eclipse (maximum phase 0.3147) [4] .
Discoveries
- The third law of thermodynamics (Nernst theorem), established by W. Nernst .
Inventions
Vacuum triode
- The vacuum triode , used as a switch in the first electronic computers , was patented by Lee De Forest .
- Tungsten filament lamp .
New kinds of animals
- Animals described in 1906 .
Rewards
- Lomonosov Prize [5]
- B. P. Weinberg for the study of the physicomechanical properties of ice with the title “On Internal Friction of Ice” [6] .
- Nobel Prize
- Physics - Joseph John Thomson , "In recognition of merit in theoretical and experimental studies of the conductivity of electricity in gases ."
- Chemistry - Henri Moissan , "For receiving the fluorine element and introducing into the laboratory and industrial practice an electric furnace named after him."
- Medicine and Physiology - Camillo Golgi , Santiago Ramon i Cajal , "In recognition of the writings on the structure of the nervous system ."
- Darwin Medal :
- Hugo De Vries
Born
- February 8 - Chester Carlson , American inventor of xerography (d. In 1968 ).
- March 3 - Lev Izrailevich Gorlitsky , Soviet designer of armored vehicles .
- March 7 - Nadezhda Nikolaevna Sytinskaya , Soviet astronomer.
- April 28th :
- Nikolai Alexandrovich Astrov , Soviet designer of armored vehicles.
- Kurt Gödel , Austrian logician , mathematician and philosopher of mathematics.
- July 27 - Herbert Henry Jasper , Canadian neurophysiologist.
- November 28 - Dimitrie Mangeron , Romanian mathematician and mechanic. Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy.
- December 25 - Ernst Ruska, creator of the electron microscope , winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics (d. 1988 ).
See also
► 1906 in science
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 ASTROLAB.ru - Lunar Eclipses
- ↑ Eclipse | Catalog of Solar Eclipses | Private Solar Eclipse February 23, 1906
- ↑ Eclipse | Catalog of Solar Eclipses | Private Solar Eclipse July 21, 1906
- ↑ Eclipse | Catalog of Solar Eclipses | Private solar eclipse on August 20, 1906
- ↑ E. Yu. Basargina Lomonosov Prize - the first state award in Russia (1865-1918). (Series “Ad fontes. Materials and research on the history of science.” Issue 2) - St. Petersburg.,: Publishing House of St. Petersburg Institute of RAS “Nestor-Istoriya”, 2012. - 124 p. - 500 copies. - ISBN 978-5-98187-979-1
- ↑ Weinberg B.P. On the internal friction of ice. Manuscript. (Publ.: On the internal friction of ice. St. Petersburg, 1906. [2], 144 p.)