1912 in Science - Other Events

Other Events

  • Conférence internationale de l'heure radiotélégraphique.
  • First International Congress of Eugenics held in London with the support of Leonard Darwin, Winston Churchill, Auguste Forel, Alexander Graham Bell, Charles Davenport and other prominent scientists.

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