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Science on the 30th of November 1925 in history

Science

Date	Type	Text
30 Nov 1925 microbiologist	science	microbiologist (biology) American microbiologist Selman Waksman publishes Enzymes.	0
30 Nov 1925 Raymond Pearl	science	Raymond Pearl (biology) The Quarterly Review of Biology is established by Raymond Pearl in the United States.	0
30 Nov 1925 Waldo Semon	science	Waldo Semon (chemistry) Waldo Semon and the B.F. Goodrich Company develop a method of plasticizing polyvinyl chloride, giving it commercial potential.	0
30 Nov 1925 Phencyclidine	science	Phencyclidine (chemistry) Phencyclidine (PCP, angel dust) is first synthesized.	0
30 Nov 1925 Vladimir Vernadsky	science	Vladimir Vernadsky (earth sciences) Vladimir Vernadsky popularises the concept of the biosphere in a book (in Russian) of this title.	0
30 Nov 1925 Otakar Borůvka	science	Otakar Borůvka (mathematics) Otakar Borůvka publishes Borůvka's algorithm, introducing the greedy algorithm.	0
30 Nov 1925 Pertussis	science	Pertussis (medicine) First vaccine for Pertussis.	0
30 Nov 1925 biogerontologist	science	biogerontologist (medicine) American biogerontologist Raymond Pearl publishes his book Alcohol and Longevity demonstrating that drinking alcohol in moderation is associated with greater longevity than either abstaining or drinking heavily.	0
30 Nov 1925 Gerhard Heilmann	science	Gerhard Heilmann (paleontology) Gerhard Heilmann publishes The Origin of Birds (in English) on bird evolution.	0
30 Nov 1925 Ulster	science	Ulster (technology) Ulster-born engineer Harry Ferguson is granted a British patent for his 'Duplex' hitch linking tractor and plough.	0
30 Nov 1925 Copley Medal	science	Copley Medal (awards) Copley Medal: Frederick Hopkins	0
30 Nov 1925 Wollaston Medal	science	Wollaston Medal (awards) Wollaston Medal for Geology: Henry Fairfield Osborn	0
30 Nov 1925 Neena Schwartz	science	birth Neena Schwartz Neena Schwartz, American endocrinologist.	0

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