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1905 in science

The year 1905 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.

See also: 1904 in science, other events of 1905, 1906 in science, and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Physics 2 Technology 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Physics

• Albert Einstein publishes four papers. In particular, he formulates the theory of special relativity and states the law of mass-energy conservation: E=mc². He also explains the photoelectric effect by quantization and mathematically analyzes Brownian motion.

Technology

• Pathé Frères colors black and white films by machine.

Awards

• Nobel Prizes
  • Physics - Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard
  • Chemistry - Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer
  • Medicine - Robert Koch

Births

• March 18 - Thomas Townsend Brown, physicist
• August 11 - Erwin Chargaff, biochemist

Deaths

• March 24 - Jules Verne, science fiction author

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