1918 in science
The year 1918 in science and technology consisted of several events, some of which are listed below.
See also:
1917 in science,
other events of 1918,
1919 in science and the
list of years in science.
Physics
- J. Lense and Hans Thirring find the gravitomagnetic precession of gyroscopes in the equations of general relativity
- Hans Reissner and Gunnar Nordström solve the Einstein-Maxwell field equations for charged spherically-symmetric non-rotating systems
- Friedrich Kottler gets Schwarzschild solution without Einstein vacuum field equations
Births
Deaths
Nobel Prizes