1894 in science
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The year 1894 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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[edit] Chemistry
- Argon discovered by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay.
[edit] Medicine
- Patrick Manson develops the thesis that malaria is spread by mosquitoes
[edit] Awards
- Copley Medal: Edward Frankland
- Wollaston Medal for Geology: Karl von Zittel
[edit] Births
- February 11 - Isaac Kolthooff, chemist.
- November 19 - Heinz Hopf (d. 1971), mathematician
[edit] Deaths
- November 26 - Pafnuty Chebyshev (b. 1821), mathematician.
- September 8 - Hermann von Helmholtz (b. 1821), physicist.
