1971 in science
The year 1971 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.
Astronomy and space exploration January 31 - Apollo program: Astronauts aboard Apollo 14 lift off for a mission to the moon. February 5 - Apollo 14 lands on the Moon. February 9 - Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing. May 19 - Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. May 30 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars. June 30 - The crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply leaks out through a faulty valve July 26 - Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15. On July 31 the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover a day after landing on the surface. November 13 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 enters Mars orbit.
Computer science November 3 - The UNIX Programmer's Manual is published. November 15 - Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004.
Awards Nobel Prizes* Physics - Dennis Gabor* Chemistry - Gerhard Herzberg* Medicine - Earl W Sutherland, Jr Turing Award - John McCarthy
Births
Deaths March 11 - Philo T. Farnsworth (b. 1906), television pioneer.
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