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The year 1987 in science and technology

1 Astronomy

• February 23 - Supernova 1987a is observed, the first "naked-eye" supernova since 1604.

2 Medicine

• March 20 - The Food and Drug Administration approves anti- AIDS drug AZT.
• May 11 - The first heart-lung transplant takes place
• December 29 - Prozac® makes its debut in the US

3 Technology

• Canon introduces the EOSThe Canon EOS Electro-Optical System film and digital camera system was introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650. It competed primarily with the Nikon F series and its successors. At the heart of the system is the EF lens mount, which replaced the previo line of cameras with the EOS 650
• December 1December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining. Events 1640 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. 1822 Peter I is crowned as Emperor of - Channel TunnelThe Channel Tunnel ( French: le tunnel sous la Manche often nicknamed the Chunnel is a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England and Sangatte in northern France. A long-standing and hugely expens digging commences

4 Awards

• Nobel PrizesThe 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 comme
  • 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 - J. Georg Bednorz, K. Alexander Müller
  • Chemistry - Donald J. Cram, Jean-Marie Lehn , Charles J. Pedersen
  • Medicine - Susumu Tonegawa
• Turing Award - John Cocke
• Wollaston Medal for Geology - Claude Jean Allègre