1952 in science
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The year 1952 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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Archaeology
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Medicine
- February 6 - In the United States, a mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient.
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Physics
- November 1 - Nuclear testing: Operation Ivy - The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["m" for megaton], at Eniwetok island in the Bikini atoll located in the Pacific Ocean.
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Awards
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Births
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Deaths
- November 2 - Chaim Weizmann (b. 1874), chemist, first President of Israel.

