Editing 1952 in science (section)

==Mathematics==
* [[John Forbes Nash, Jr.]] produces groundbreaking work in the area of real [[algebraic geometry]].<ref>{{cite journal|first=J. F.|last=Nash|title=Real algebraic manifolds|journal=[[Annals of Mathematics]]|year=1952|pages=405–21|volume=56|issue=3|mr=0050928|doi=10.2307/1969649|jstor=1969649}}.</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Proceedings|author=International Congress of Mathematicians|location=Providence|publisher=American Mathematical Society|year=1952|volume=2|pages=516–17}}</ref>
* The [[Bradley–Terry model]] in [[probability theory]] is presented.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.2307/2334029| jstor = 2334029| title = Rank Analysis of Incomplete Block Designs: I. The Method of Paired Comparisons| journal = Biometrika| volume = 39| issue = 3/4| pages = 324| year = 1952| last1 = Bradley | first1 = Ralph Allan | last2 = Terry | first2 = Milton E. }}</ref>