1952 in science

The year 1952 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1951 in science, other events of 1952, 1953 in science and the list of years in science.

Archaeology

• June 5 - Remains of a viking ship found near Boston

Medicine

• February 6 - In the United States, a mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient.

Physics

• November 1 - Nuclear testing: Operation Ivy - The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["m" for megaton], at Eniwetok island in the Bikini atoll located in the Pacific Ocean.

Awards

• Nobel Prizes
  • Physics - Felix Bloch, Edward Mills Purcell
  • Chemistry - Archer John Porter Martin, Richard Laurence Millington Synge
  • Medicine - Selman Abraham Waksman

Deaths

• November 2 - Chaim Weizmann, chemist, first President of Israel