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Science Triumphs in 1929 Across Worlds and Labs
A broad survey credits 1929 with vast scientific progress from Byrd and Wilkins in Antarctica to Lindbergh’s explorations, plus rapid advances in chemistry, medicine, cancer research, aviation detection, lighting, and communication. Notable feats include hydrogen splitting by German chemists, luminous roadmaps in biology, and new methods in timekeeping and engines.
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Howard W. Blakesler
AP Venture Service
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Byrd and Wilkins
Antarctica
Lindbergh
Austin H. Mark
Washington
Carnegie Institution
St. Louis University
University of California
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Cornell
Canada
Pittsburgh
Tennessee River
Sperry
Yale
Harvard
Michigan
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Europe
America
United States
Rockefeller Institute
Fischer
Germany
England
Baird
Eastman Kodak Company
U. S. Bureau of Standards
General Electric Company
University of Iowa
Institute of Human Relations
University of Minnesota
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U. S. Naval Observatory
Einstein
Asia