Editing 1962 in science (section)

==Technology==
* October – The first practical visible-spectrum (red) [[light-emitting diode]] is developed by [[Nick Holonyak]], Jr., while working at the [[General Electric Company]] in [[Syracuse, New York]].<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Nick|last1=Holonyak|first2=S. F.|last2=Bevacqua|title=Coherent (Visible) Light Emission from Ga(As<sub>1−x</sub>P<sub>x</sub>) Junctions|journal=[[Applied Physics Letters]]|date=1962-12-01|volume=1|issue=4|pages=82–3|url=http://apl.aip.org/resource/1/applab/v1/i4/p82_s1|doi=10.1063/1.1753706|bibcode=1962ApPhL...1...82H|access-date=2012-10-10|archive-date=2013-02-23|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223084736/http://apl.aip.org/resource/1/applab/v1/i4/p82_s1|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=LED at 50: An illuminating history by the light's inventor|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19886534|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2012-10-10|accessdate=2012-10-10|work=BBC News}}</ref>
* The [[New Austrian Tunnelling method]] is so named.<ref>Golser, Johann. ''The New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM): Theoretical Background & Practical Experiences''. 2nd [[Shotcrete]] conference, Easton (USA), 4–8 October 1976.</ref>