Shippingport Atomic Power Station
Shippingport begins commercial nuclear electricity generation.
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Historical records for United States of America in 1957
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December
Austria Headquarters Agreement
Signs the headquarters agreement establishing the legal arrangements for the IAEA in Austria.
Other events (month unknown)
12 Angry Men
Directs "12 Angry Men"
A Death In the Family
Publication of "A Death In the Family", wins the Pulitzer Prize
A Death In the Family", wins the Pulitzer Prize
Publication of "A Death In the Family", wins the Pulitzer Prize
A Hatful of Rain
Directs, "A Hatful of Rain"
A World Restored: Castlereagh, Metternich and the Restoration of Peace, 1812-1822
Publishes, "Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy". Publishes, "A World Restored: Castlereagh, Metternich and the Restoration of Peace, 1812-1822"
Academy Award
Winner of the best male actor for "The King & I"
Administrative Assistant
Appointed as Administrative Assistant to David S. Dennison Jr., a Congressman representing the 11th district of Ohio
BCS Electron Pair Wavefunction
Develops the many-electron wavefunction used in the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory of superconductivity.
BCS Electron Pairing Theory
With Leon Cooper and Robert Schrieffer, explains superconductivity through correlated pairs of electrons coupled to the crystal lattice.
Columbia Research
Begins postdoctoral research at Columbia University after completing his doctorate.
Cooper Electron Pairing
Shows that electrons near a Fermi surface can form bound pairs through an attractive lattice-mediated interaction.
Cuban Revolutionary Activity
Federal records later described Fiorini as a soldier of fortune involved in Cuban revolutionary activity during the struggle against the Batista government.
Death Valley Days
Appears in Death Valley Days, gaining experience in western television drama.
Director General IAEA
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
Doctorate
Receives his PhD from Princeton University for work applying renormalization theory to strong-interaction effects in weak processes.
Earth Is Room Enough
Asimov published Earth Is Room Enough, a collection of science-fiction stories exploring varied social ideas.
Emmy Award Father Knows Best
Robert Young won an Emmy for Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series for Father Knows Best.
Golden Globe
Wins a 2nd Golden Globe for World Favorite female actress
Government
The Doctrine is approved by Congress & signed by Eisenhower. Meats MacMillan at Bermuda who agrees to base 60 Thor missiles on British soil. Gives assurances of military assistance in the event of Communist attack. Fills up the vacuum in the Middle East created by the British withdrawal
Gravitational Waves
Feynman gives the sticky bead argument showing gravitational waves can carry energy
iForeign Relations Committee
Appointed Member of Foreign Relations Committee
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
Love in the Afternoon
Stars in, "Love in the Afternoon"
Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter
Asimov continued his juvenile space-adventure sequence with a plot involving Jupiter's moons.
Man In Space Soonest
Selected for the US Air Forces Man In Space Soonest program
Man In Space Soonest
Selected for the US Air Forces Man In Space Soonest program
Man in the Shadow
Directs, "Man in the Shadow"
Metagalaxies
Publication of "Of Stars and Men", Shapley proposed the term Metagalaxies for what are now called superclusters
Montevideo Station Work
Hunt continued CIA station work in Uruguay, applying political-action experience gained during earlier assignments in Mexico and Guatemala.
Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy
Publishes, "Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy". Publishes, "A World Restored: Castlereagh, Metternich and the Restoration of Peace, 1812-1822"
Nucleosynthesis
Fowler helps show how many heavy elements form in stars, complementing Big Bang nucleosynthesis
Of Stars and Men
Publication of "Of Stars and Men", Shapley proposed the term Metagalaxies for what are now called superclusters
Of Stars and Men", Shapley proposed the term Metagalaxies
Publication of "Of Stars and Men", Shapley proposed the term Metagalaxies for what are now called superclusters
On the Road
Publication of "On the Road"
Pal Joey
Works with Sinatra again for Pal Joey
Palme dOr
Directs, Friendly Persuasion
Postwar Literacy Partnerships
The organisation continued supporting educational development and literacy initiatives across member states under Luther Evans.
Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the Pullitzer Prize for "Profiles In Courage"
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