Physics
- James Chadwick discovers the neutron. Werner Heisenberg explains its symmetries by introducing the concept of isospin.
- The positron is observed by Carl Anderson.
- The Kennedy-Thorndike experiment shows that measured time as well as length are affected by motion, in accordance with the theory of special relativity.
- John von Neumann rigorously establishes a mathematical framework for quantum mechanics in Mathematische Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik.
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