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Encyclopedia > 1940 in science

The year 1940 in science and technology consisted of many events, including those below.

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timeline 1930s page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE (3934 words)
Astounding was the king of the science fiction pulps, and Unknown held the same role for fantasy, but there were many more, and a large number of spectacularly talented writers first appeared in such chaeply mass-printed magazines, often getting little more than a penny per word for their fiction.
Science Fiction about Genetic Engineering Reproduction is done in the laboratory, with people systematically conditioned for various strata of life.
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe -- 3rd film in series {to be done} 1940 The Invisible Man (sequel) {to be done} 1940 The Invisible Woman sci-fi comedy with Virginia Bruce and John Barrymore, directed by A. Edward Sutherland The Invisible Woman (1940) 1940 The Man With Nine Lives {to be done} 73 minutes.
History of Information Science 1940-1950 (1855 words)
Bush authors Science, the Endless Frontier: Report to the President on a Program for Postwar Scientific Research.
Federal medical science agencies begin exchanging information on their research plans and programs to aid in more effective management and to avoid duplication of research.
Science Information Exchange begins operation with six government agencies cooperating (Pinelli, et al., 1992).
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