Arrest of Jacob Furstenberg
Defends Lenin & Zinoviev in Austria, they are released as "an enemy of tsarism"
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1912 in Austria
Explore 18 historical events and records for Austria in 1912.
Historical records for Austria in 1912
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July
Bolshevik Party
Defends Lenin & Zinoviev in Austria, they are released as "enemies of tsarism". Defends Lenin & Zinoviev in Austria, they are released as "an enemy of tsarism"
Trial
Defends Lenin & Zinoviev in Austria, they are released as "enemies of tsarism"
August
Cosmic Ray Balloon Flight
Measures increasing ionization at high altitude during a balloon flight.
Discovery of Cosmic Radiation
Concludes that penetrating radiation reaches Earth from outer space.
Lenin is released as an enemy of tsarism & escorted in a
Lenin is released as an "enemy of tsarism" & escorted in a train to Switzerland
Other events (month unknown)
Adiabatic Invariants
A concept derived from classical mechanics that on the one hand can serve to refine certain methods of Bohrs model of the atom (although initially Ehrenfest did not accept Bohrs ideas) and on the other hand makes a link between atomic mechanics & stats
Anthroposophische Bund
Founds Der Anthroposophische Bund
Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief-of General Staff, 2nd term
Death of Graf Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
Death of Graf Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
Emigration
Emigrates to Cambridge to study with Bertrand Russell
Foreign Secretary of Austria
Appointed Foreign Minister, at the age of 49, the youngest Foreign Minister in Europe
Independence of Austria
Gives support to Lenin in return for his support for Ukrainian nationalism
Independence of Ukraine
Gives support to Lenin in return for his support for Ukrainian nationalism
Microchemical Analysis Method
Transforms laboratory chemistry by making accurate microanalysis practical.
Organic Microanalysis
Develops methods requiring only tiny quantities for organic elemental analysis.
Radioactivity Research
Investigates radioactivity and the statistical character of radioactive decay while working in Vienna.
Upper Chamber
Appointed Member of Upper Chamber, life member
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