1796 in science

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The year 1796 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1795 in science, other events of 1796, 1797 in science and the list of years in science.

Contents 1 Medicine 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 References

[edit] Medicine

• May 14 - Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination^[1]

[edit] Awards

• Copley Medal: George Atwood

[edit] Births

• February 10 - Henry De la Beche, geologist (died 1855)
• February 22 - Adolphe Quetelet, mathematician and astronomer (died 1874)
• June 1 - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, mathematician (died 1832)
• August 21 - James Lick, philanthropist who endowed the Lick Observatory (died 1876)

[edit] Deaths

• May 1 - Alexandre Guy Pingré, French astronomer and naval geographer (born 1711.
• December 11 - Johann Daniel Titius, German astronomer (born 1729)

[edit] References

1. ^ Reference for year: Waldman, Thomas A. (2003). "Immunotherapy: past, present and future" (PDF). Nature Medicine 9: 269–277.