1897 in science
The year 1897 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1896 in science,
other events of 1897,
1898 in science and the
list of years in science.
Medicine
\n* Epinephrine first discovered by John Jacob Abel
Awards
\n* Copley Medal: Albert von Kolliker\n* Wollaston Medal: Wilfred Hudleston
Births
\n* July 20 - Tadeus Reichstein, Nobel Prize-winning chemist (died 1996)
Deaths
\n* February 19 - Karl Weierstraß, mathematician (born 1815)\n* May 6 - Edward James Stone, astronomer (born 1831)\n* May 6 - Alfred Des Cloizeaux, mineralogist (born 1817)\n* October 19 - George Pullman, inventor (born 1831)
