1941 in science - Definition

The year 1941 in science and technology had many significant events, including those listed below.

Biology

• George Wells Beadle and Edward Lawrie Tatum publish "Genetic Control of Biochemical Reactions in Neurospora" which showed that specific genes code for specific protiens.

Computer science

• John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry developed the Atanasoff Berry Computer.

Physics

• Ives and Stilwell prove that ions radiate at frequencies affected by their motion.

Births

• March 26 - Richard Dawkins, British scientist.
• September 9 - Dennis Ritchie, computer scientist.
• September 10 - Stephen Jay Gould (d. 2002), paleontologist/evolutionist.

Deaths

• July 11 - Arthur Evans (b. 1851), archaeologist.
• July 26 - Henri Lebesgue (b. 1875), mathematician.