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The year 1951 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Computer science

• March 30 - Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.

2 Technology

• July 5 - William Shockley ( February 13, 1910 – August 12, 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra) invents the junction transistorThe transistor is the key active component in practically all modern electronics. The transistor is a solid state semiconductor device used for amplification and switching. In essence, it has three terminals. A current or voltage applied through/across tw.

3 Awards

• Nobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. It is generally regarded as the supreme commes
  • PhysicsList of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s External links Official site (source for all citatio - John Douglas Cockcroft, Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton
  • ChemistryList of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s External link http://www. se/chemistry/laureates/i - Edwin Mattison McMillan; Glenn Theodore Seaborg
  • Medicine - Max Theiler
• Copley Medal: David Keilin
• Wollaston Medal for Geology - Olaf Holtedahl

4 Births

• September 18 - John Clark (d. 2004), head of the Roslin Institute and part of the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep.