1897 in science
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The year 1897 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
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[edit] Chemistry
- Electron discovered by J. J. Thomson
[edit] Medicine
- Epinephrine first discovered by John Jacob Abel
[edit] Awards
- Copley Medal: Albert von Kolliker
- Wollaston Medal: Wilfred Hudleston
[edit] Births
- July 20 - Tadeus Reichstein (d. 1996), Nobel Prize-winning chemist.
- August 12 - Otto Struve (d. 1963), astronomer.
- September 12 - Irène Joliot-Curie (d. 1956), scientist.
[edit] Deaths
- February 19 - Karl Weierstraß (b, 1815), mathematician.
- May 6
- Edward James Stone (b. 1831), astronomer.
- Alfred Des Cloizeaux (b. 1817), mineralogist
- October 19 - George Pullman (b. 1831), inventor.
