The year 1877 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. What is science? There are different theories of what science is. ... Technology (Gr. ...

Medicine

• Patrick Manson studies animal carriers of infectious diseases

Awards

• Copley Medal: James Dwight Dana
• Wollaston Medal: Robert Mallet

The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. ... James Dwight Dana (February 12, 1813 - April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist. ... The Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London. ... Robert Mallet(1810-1881), was born in Dublin, on June 3, 1810. ...

Births

• September 2 - Frederick Soddy (d.1956), physical chemist.
• September 11 - James Hopwood Jeans (d. 1946), mathematician and scientist.
• September 13 - Wilhelm Filchner (d. 1957), explorer.
• October 25 - Henry Norris Russell (d. 1957), astronomer.
• Oswald Theodore Avery (d. 1955), bacteriologist.
• Godfrey Harold Hardy (d. 1947), mathematician.

September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... Frederick Soddy (September 2, 1877- September 22, 1956) was an English radiochemist. ... See also: Other events of 1956 List of years in science . ... Physical chemistry is the study of the physical basis of chemical systems and processes. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... Sir James Hopwood Jeans (born Ormskirk, September 11, 1877, died Dorking, September 16, 1946) was a British physicist, astronomer and mathematician who was the first to propose the theory of continuous creation of matter in the universe. ... See also: Other events of 1946 List of years in science . ... A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ... This article is about the profession. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Wilhelm Filchner (September 13, 1877 - May 7, 1957) was a German explorer. ... See also: Other events of 1957 List of years in science . ... Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Charles Albanel (1616-1696), Canada Diego de Almagro Pedro de Alvarado Roald Amundsen, (1872-1928), Norwegian, first at the... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... Henry Norris Russell (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was a US astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (1910). ... See also: Other events of 1957 List of years in science . ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Oswald Avery in 1937 Oswald Theodore Avery ( 1877- 1955) was a physician, medical researcher and early molecular biologist. ... See also: Other events of 1955 List of years in science . ... Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including unicellular (single-celled) eukaryotes and prokaryotes, fungi, and viruses. ... G. H. Hardy Godfrey Harold Hardy (February 7, 1877 – December 1, 1947) was a prominent British mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis. ... -1... A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ...

Deaths

• September 17 - William Fox Talbot (b. 1800), mathematician, physicist and chemist.
• September 23 - Urbain Le Verrier (b. 1811), astronomer.
• September 26 - Hermann Günther Grassmann (b. 1809), mathematician.
• Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister (b. 1824), botanist.