The year 1894 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. The following entries cover events of a science or technology related nature which occurred in the listed year. ... The table of years in science is a tabular display of all years in science, for overview and quick navigation to any year. ... See also: Other events of 1884 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1885 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1886 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1887 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1888 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1889 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1890 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1891 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1892 List of years in science . ... The year 1893 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. ... See also: Other events of 1895 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1896 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1897 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1898 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1899 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1900 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1901 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1902 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1903 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1904 List of years in science . ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... // Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906. ... // The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... See also: 1893 in art, other events of 1894, 1895 in art, list of years in art. ... 1894 CE in archaeology // Explorations Thomas Gann makes first scientific exploration of Xunantunich Excavations Peabody Museum - Harvard University project at Copan concludes Sir Henry Meux excavates Avebury Publications In the 12th Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, Cyrus Thomas detailed report of the Mound Builders demolishes the earlier theory... See also: 1893 in architecture, other events of 1894, 1895 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1893 in literature, other events of 1894, 1895 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1893 in music, other events of 1894, 1895 in music and the list of years in music. Events March 14 - Johan Svendsen conducts the world premiere of Carl Nielsens Symphony No. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ...

Chemistry

• Argon discovered by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay.

General Name, Symbol, Number argon, Ar, 18 Chemical series noble gases Group, Period, Block 18, 3, p Appearance colorless Standard atomic weight 39. ... See also Rayleigh fading Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh number Rayleigh waves Rayleigh-Jeans law External links Nobel website bio of Rayleigh About John William Strutt MacTutor biography of Lord Rayleigh Categories: People stubs | 1842 births | 1919 deaths | Nobel Prize in Physics winners | Peers | British physicists | Discoverer of a chemical element ... Sir William Ramsay (October 2, 1852 – July 23, 1916) was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 (along with Lord Rayleigh who received the Nobel Prize in Physics that same year for the discovery of argon). ...

Medicine

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

Patrick Manson. ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. ... Diversity 41 genera Genera See text. ...

Awards

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

The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. ... Sir Edward Frankland (January 18, 1825 – August 9, 1899) was an English chemist. ... The Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London. ... Karl Alfred von Zittel (September 25, 1839 - January 5, 1904), German palaeontologist, was born at Bahlingen in Baden. ...

Births

• February 11 - Isaac Kolthooff, chemist.
• November 19 - Heinz Hopf (d. 1971), mathematician

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... A chemist pours from a round-bottom flask. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Heinz Hopf (November 19, 1894 – June 3, 1971) was a mathematician born in Gräbschen, Germany. ... See also: Other events of 1971 List of years in science . ... Leonhard Euler, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ...

Deaths

• November 26 - Pafnuty Chebyshev (b. 1821), mathematician.
• September 8 - Hermann von Helmholtz (b. 1821), physicist.