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The year 1931 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Chemistry Mathematics Technology - May 27 - Swiss-born scientist Auguste Piccard, taking off from Augsburg, Germany, reaches a record altitude of in a balloon with a pressurized gondola, gathering data on the upper atmosphere and measuring cosmic rays.
- October 5 - American aviators Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., complete the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean, from Misawa, Japan, to East Wenatchee, Washington, in 41 hours.[2]
- L szl B r first exhibits his ballpoint pen, in Budapest.
- George Beauchamp invents the electric guitar.[3]
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