1930 in science
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The year 1930 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
[edit] Astronomy and space exploration
- February 18 - Pluto is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
- Undated - Bernhard Schmidt invents the Schmidt Camera.[1]
[edit] Births
- January 13 - Harold Furth (d. 2002), expert in plasma physics and nuclear fusion.
- May 11 - Edsger Dijkstra (d. 2002), computer scientist.
- June 22 - Yuri Artyukhin (d. 1998), cosmonaut.
- October 17 - Dr. Robert Atkins (d. 2003), nutritionist.
- November 14 - Edward White (d. 1967), astronaut.
[edit] Deaths
- January 19 - Frank P. Ramsey (b. 1903), mathematician.
