1874 in science

The year 1874 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1873 in science, other events of 1874, 1875 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Chemistry 2 Technology 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Chemistry

• Per Teodor Cleve discovers that didymium is in fact two elements, now known as neodymium and praseodymium

Technology

• Invention of barbed wire by Joseph Glidden

Awards

• Copley Medal: Louis Pasteur
• Wollaston Medal: Oswald Heer

Births

• April 25 - Guglielmo Marconi, inventor († 1937)

Deaths

• January 24 – Johann Philipp Reis, physicist, inventor (* 1834)
• March 28 - Peter Andreas Hansen, astronomer (* 1795)