1992 in science

1992 in science

The year 1992 in science and technology involved many significant events, some listed below.

Astronomy

Asteroid 5751 Zao is discovered by Masahiro Koishikawa.

Medicine

* October 29 - The Food and Drug Administration approves Depo Provera for use as a contraceptive in the United States.

Awards

* Nobel Prizes
** Physics: Georges Charpak
** Chemistry: Rudolph A. Marcus
** Medicine: Edmond H. Fischer, Edwin G. Krebs
* Turing Award: Butler Lampson
* Wollaston Medal for Geology: Martin Harold Phillips Bott

Deaths

* April 6 - Isaac Asimov (b. 1920), author.

Organisations

*CERN: Hungary becomes a member of CERN.


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