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Science & Technology — 2011
Topics in the Science & Technology category of the 2011 knowledge base.
- Android Mobile Platform Rise (2011) — Android surpassed iOS to become the world’s dominant smartphone operating system amid the Apple–Samsung patent wars.
- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster (March 11, 2011) — A tsunami from the magnitude 9.0–9.1 Tōhoku earthquake caused three reactor meltdowns — the second-worst nuclear accident in history.
- Space Shuttle Program Ends (July 21, 2011) — Atlantis completed STS-135, the 135th and final flight of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle program.