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[[1952]] – Newspaper "''The New York Times''" reports that a mechanical [[heart]] was used for the first time to maintain the blood circulation of a 41-year-old man during an 80-minute operation on his heart. <br> | [[1952]] – Newspaper "''The New York Times''" reports that a mechanical [[heart]] was used for the first time to maintain the blood circulation of a 41-year-old man during an 80-minute operation on his heart. <br> | ||
| + | [[1955]] – Atomic sub[[particle]] the [[antiproton]] is discovered. The hunt for [[antimatter]] had begun in [[1932]], after the discovery of the [[Particles#Positron|positron]]. Antiprotons require almost 2,000x the amount of energy to create. <br> | ||
[[1962]] – Drs. Watson, Crick and Wilkins win the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for their work in determining the double-helix molecular structure of [[DNA]]. <br> | [[1962]] – Drs. Watson, Crick and Wilkins win the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for their work in determining the double-helix molecular structure of [[DNA]]. <br> | ||
[[1963]] – "Félicette," a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space. <br> | [[1963]] – "Félicette," a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space. <br> | ||
| − | [[1967]] – Probe ''Venera 4'' reaches [[Venus]], and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another [[planet]]. <br> | + | [[1967]] – [[Probe]] ''Venera 4'' reaches [[Venus]], and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another [[planet]]. <br> |
[[2019]] – [[NASA]] Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk on board the International Space Station. <br> | [[2019]] – [[NASA]] Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk on board the International Space Station. <br> | ||
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<noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|292]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|292]]</noinclude> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 25 August 2023
1952 – Newspaper "The New York Times" reports that a mechanical heart was used for the first time to maintain the blood circulation of a 41-year-old man during an 80-minute operation on his heart.
1955 – Atomic subparticle the antiproton is discovered. The hunt for antimatter had begun in 1932, after the discovery of the positron. Antiprotons require almost 2,000x the amount of energy to create.
1962 – Drs. Watson, Crick and Wilkins win the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for their work in determining the double-helix molecular structure of DNA.
1963 – "Félicette," a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space.
1967 – Probe Venera 4 reaches Venus, and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.
2019 – NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk on board the International Space Station.
