Portal:Physics/Anniversaries/November


 * 1952 - detonation of the first Hydrogen bomb, code named "Ivy Mike".
 * 1947 - invention of the first transistor, between November 17 to December 23. APS.
 * 1930 - Patent granted for Einstein-Szilard refrigerator designed by Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd. APS.
 * 1919 - Elmer Imes's published work presented the first accurate measurement of the distance between atoms in molecules with high resolution infrared spectroscopy. APS.
 * 1915 – Einstein's presentation to the Prussian Academy of Science  specifies how the geometry of space and time is influenced by whatever matter is present. (see: General relativity and  APS)
 * 1895 - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovers X-rays.
 * 1887 - Michelson–Morley experiment provided strong evidence against the luminiferous ether. APS.
 * 1872 - death of Mary Somerville who gained an international reputation as a scientist in the intervals of raising a family of six children. APS
 * 1783 - John Michell predicted the existence of black holes, and the possibility of a luminous twin to aid in detection. APS
 * 1676 – using his first quantitative measurement of the speed of light, Ole Rømer accurately predicts the delay of eclipse of Io

Births

 * 1934 – Carl Sagan
 * 1932 - Melvin Schwartz
 * 1929 - Richard E. Taylor
 * 1925 - Simon van der Meer
 * 1902 - Eugene Wigner
 * 1837 - Johannes Diderik van der Waals
 * 1867 - Marie Curie (Nov. 7)
 * 1828 - Balfour Stewart
 * 1878 - Lise Meitner (Nov. 7)
 * 1887 - Henry Moseley
 * 1888 - C V Raman (Nov. 7)
 * 1892 - Dmitri Skobeltsyn (Nov. 24)