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Science on the 30th of November 1948 in history

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30 Nov 1948 Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating

 Radiocarbon dating (chemistry)
Radiocarbon dating technique discovered by Willard Libby and his colleagues at the University of Chicago—work for which Libby will receive the Nobel prize in 1960.
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30 Nov 1948 Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin

 Dorothy Hodgkin (chemistry)
A group including Dorothy Hodgkin publish the three-dimensional molecular structure of penicillin, demonstrating that it contains a β-lactam ring.
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30 Nov 1948 Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield

 Herbert Butterfield (history of science)
Herbert Butterfield publishes The Origins of Modern Science, 1300-1800.
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30 Nov 1948 lithium
lithium

 lithium (medicine)
The use of lithium salts to control mania is rediscovered by Australian psychiatrist John Cade, the first mood stabilizer.
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30 Nov 1948 intraocular lens
intraocular lens

 intraocular lens (medicine)
First implant of intraocular lens, by Sir Harold Ridley
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30 Nov 1948 Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle

 Gilbert Ryle (philosophy)
Gilbert Ryle's book The Concept of Mind, a founding document in the philosophy of mind, is published.
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30 Nov 1948 Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson

 Freeman Dyson (physics)
Freeman Dyson demonstrates the equivalence of the formulations of quantum electrodynamics existing at this time, incidentally inventing the Dyson series.
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30 Nov 1948 Lanczos tensor
Lanczos tensor

 Lanczos tensor (physics)
The Lanczos tensor is introduced in general relativity by Cornelius Lanczos.
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30 Nov 1948 Konrad Lorenz
Konrad Lorenz

 Konrad Lorenz (zoology)
Konrad Lorenz publishes King Solomon's Ring (Er redete mit dem Vieh, den Vögeln und den Fischen).
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