Editing 1912 in science (section)

==Technology==
* April 14–15 – [[Sinking of the Titanic|Sinking of the ''Titanic'']]: The ocean liner {{RMS|Titanic}} strikes an [[iceberg]] and sinks on her maiden voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States.<ref name=POTD/><ref>{{cite book|authorlink=Walter Lord|first=Walter|last=Lord|title=A Night to Remember|location=New York|publisher=Holt|year=1955|title-link=A Night to Remember (book)}}</ref>
* The British [[Royal Navy]] introduces the director [[ship gun fire-control system]] using the [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Dreyer Table]], a mechanical [[analogue computer]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Brooks|first=John|year=2003|title=The Admiralty Fire Control Tables|journal=Warship |pages=69–93}}</ref>
* The [[Sperry Corporation]] develops the first [[gyroscopic autopilot]] ("gyroscopic stabilizer apparatus") for aviation use.
* The [[earth inductor compass]] is first [[patent]]ed by Donald M. Bliss.