Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 1911 in science and technology See also: 1910 in science, other events of 1911, 1912 in science and the list of years in science. Table of contents 1 Physics 2 Technology 3 Nobel Prizes Physics Ernest Rutherford explains the Geiger-Marsden experiment and derives the Rutherford cross section by deducing the existence of a compact atomic nucleus from scattering experiments. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity. Charles Wilson finishes a sophisticated cloud chamber Technology Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft landed on a ship Georges Claude develops the neon lamp. Nobel Prizes Wilhelm Wien is awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics Marie Sklodowska-Curie is awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry Allvar Gullstrand is awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.