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The year 1960 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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Physics
- Theodore Maiman demonstrates the first working laser, a ruby laser, at Hughes Research Laboratories.
Astronomy and space exploration
- May 15 - Sputnik 4 is launched into Earth orbit.
- August 19 - Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 5 with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, 2 rats and a variety of plants. The spacecraft will return to earth the next day and all animals will be recovered safely.
Meteorology
- April 1 - The United States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1.
Births
Deaths
- May 8 - J. H. C. Whitehead (b. 1904), British mathematician.