Science Year by Year 1930-1939

This is a list of major discoveries and inventions from the book Popular Science: Science Year by Year published by Scholastic. How many of these did you know happened in this time period?

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1

PVC Invented (1930)

PVC Invented (1930)

2

Pluto Discovered (1930)

Pluto Discovered (1930)

3

Chrysler Building Becomes World's Tallest Building (1930)

Chrysler Building Becomes World's Tallest Building (1930)

4

Dated Tree Age by Rings (1930)

Dated Tree Age by Rings (1930)

5

Predicted Existence of Beta Particles (1930)

Predicted Existence of Beta Particles (1930)

6

Telescopic Umbrella Invented (1930)

Telescopic Umbrella Invented (1930)

7

Turbojet Engine Patented (1930)

Turbojet Engine Patented (1930)

8

Large Electro-Mechanical Calculator Constructed (1930)

Large Electro-Mechanical Calculator Constructed (1930)

9

Bread-Slicing and Wrapping Machine Invented (1930)

Bread-Slicing and Wrapping Machine Invented (1930)

10

First Crude Electron Microscope Invented (1931)

First Crude Electron Microscope Invented (1931)

11

White Dwarf Stars Discovered (1931)

White Dwarf Stars Discovered (1931)

12

Flash for Cameras Invented (1931)

Flash for Cameras Invented (1931)

13

Portable Metal Detector Invented (1931)

Portable Metal Detector Invented (1931)

14

Structure and Function of Vitamin a Established (1931)

Structure and Function of Vitamin a Established (1931)

15

Sydney Harbour Bridge Opens (1931)

Sydney Harbour Bridge Opens (1931)

16

Empire State Building Named Tallest Building (1931)

Empire State Building Named Tallest Building (1931)

17

Freon 12 Introduced (1931)

Freon 12 Introduced (1931)

18

Electric Sphere Generator Invented (1931)

Electric Sphere Generator Invented (1931)

19

First Human Enters Stratosphere (1932)

First Human Enters Stratosphere (1932)

20

Found That Venus's Atmosphere Consists Mainly of Carbon Dioxide (1932)

Found That Venus's Atmosphere Consists Mainly of Carbon Dioxide (1932)

21

First Automobile Radio Introduced (1932)

First Automobile Radio Introduced (1932)

22

Electronic TV System to Improve TV Pictures (1932)

Electronic TV System to Improve TV Pictures (1932)

23

Parking Meter Invented (1932)

Parking Meter Invented (1932)

24

Development of Vaccine for Yellow Fever (1932)

Development of Vaccine for Yellow Fever (1932)

25

Ramapithecus Jaw Found (1932)

Ramapithecus Jaw Found (1932)

26

Positron Discovered (1932)

Positron Discovered (1932)

27

Physicists Split the Atom (1932)

Physicists Split the Atom (1932)

28

Vitamin C Synthesized (1933)

Vitamin C Synthesized (1933)

29

First Drive-In Movie Theater Opens (1933)

First Drive-In Movie Theater Opens (1933)

30

Last Tasmanian Wolf Dies (1933)

Last Tasmanian Wolf Dies (1933)

31

First All-Electric Automatic Tea Maker Introduced (1933)

First All-Electric Automatic Tea Maker Introduced (1933)

32

7 Up Marketed (1933)

7 Up Marketed (1933)

33

Polythene Invented (1933)

Polythene Invented (1933)

34

Mercury-Vapor Lamps Introduced (1933)

Mercury-Vapor Lamps Introduced (1933)

35

"Heavy Water"/Deuterium Oxide Produced (1933)

"Heavy Water"/Deuterium Oxide Produced (1933)

36

Boeing Unveiled Prototype 247, First Passenger Airline (1933)

Boeing Unveiled Prototype 247, First Passenger Airline (1933)

37

X-Ray Image of Protein Obtained (1934)

X-Ray Image of Protein Obtained (1934)

38

Supernovae Discovered (1934)

Supernovae Discovered (1934)

39

Dove 800 Meters in Ocean in Bathysphere (1934)

Dove 800 Meters in Ocean in Bathysphere (1934)

40

Music Incorporated in Offices and Elevators (1934)

Music Incorporated in Offices and Elevators (1934)

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