1894 in science

The year 1894 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1893 in science, other events of 1894, 1895 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Chemistry 2 Medicine 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Chemistry

• Argon discovered by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay.

Medicine

• Patrick Manson develops the thesis that malaria is spread by mosquitoes

Awards

• Copley Medal: Edward Frankland
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Karl von Zittel

Births

• February 11 - Isaac Kolthooff, chemist.

Deaths

• November 26 - Pafnuty Chebyshev, mathematician (* 1821)
• Hermann von Helmholtz, physicist (* 1821)