1971 in science

The year 1971 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

Astronomy and space exploration

* January 31 - Apollo program: Astronauts aboard Apollo 14 lift off for a mission to the moon.
* February 5 - Apollo 14 lands on the Moon.
* February 9 - Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.
* May 19 - Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
* May 30 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars.
* June 30 - The crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply leaks out through a faulty valve
* July 26 - Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15. On July 31 the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover a day after landing on the surface.
* November 13 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 enters Mars orbit.

Computer science

* November 3 - The "UNIX Programmer's Manual" is published.
* November 15 - Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004.

Psychology

*"Studies in Animal and Human Behavior, Volume II" is published by Konrad Lorenz.

Awards

* Nobel Prizes
** Physics - Dennis Gabor
** Chemistry - Gerhard Herzberg
** Medicine - Earl W Sutherland, Jr
* Turing Award - John McCarthy

Births

Deaths

* March 11 - Philo T. Farnsworth (b. 1906), television pioneer.