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1943 in science

The year 1943 CE in science and technology had many significant events, including those listed below.

See also: 1942 in science, other events in 1943, 1944 in science and the list of years in science

Computer science

• May 17 - The United States Army contracts with the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School to develop the ENIAC.

• Development of the Colossus computer by British to break German encryption

Awards

• Nobel Prizes
  • Physics - Otto Stern
  • Chemistry - George de Hevesy
  • Medicine - Henrik Carl Peter Dam, Edward Adelbert Doisy, Gerhard Domagk

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