1939 in science
The year 1939 in science and technology included events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1938 in science, other events of 1939, 1940 in science and the list of years in science.
Astronomy
- Robert Oppenheimer and H. Snyder predicts the existence of a new type of celestial objects that would come to be called black holes (Phys.Rev. 56, 455-459, 1939).
- Robert Oppenheimer and G. Volkoff first calculate the structure of neutron stars, a new type of celestial object (Phys.Rev. 55, 374-381 (1939).
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