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The year 1938 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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Astronomy
- June 28 - A 450 metric ton meteorite struck the earth in an empty field near Chicora, Pennsylvania
Biology
- December 22 - Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovers a Coelacanth, formerly only seen in fossils millions of years old, in a fisherman's catch in South Africa.
Chemistry
- April 6 - Roy J. Plunkett of DuPont accidentally discovers polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
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