See also: 1910 in science, other events of 1911, 1912 in science and the list of years in science.
Exploration December 14 - Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen and a team of four, become the first people to reach the South Pole. Physics Ernest Rutherford explains the Geiger-Marsden experiment and derives the Rutherford cross section by deducing the existence of a compact atomic nucleus from scattering experiments. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity. Charles Wilson finishes a sophisticated cloud chamber Technology Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft landed on a ship Georges Claude develops the neon lamp. Nobel Prizes Wilhelm Wien is awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics Marie Sklodowska-Curie is awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry Allvar Gullstrand is awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine
