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The year 1882 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Awards

• Copley Medal: Arthur Cayley
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Franz Ritter von Hauer

2 Births

• March 14 - Waclaw Sierpinski (d. 1969), Polish mathematician.
• September 30September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. Events 1399 Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1452 First printed book, the Johann Gutenberg Bible. - Johannes Hans Geiger (d. 1945See also Other events of 1945 List of years in science. 1944 in science 1945 in science 1946 in science. The year 1945 in science and technology had many significant events, including those listed below. Biology Salvador Edward Luria and Alfred Day Hershe), inventorAn inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or computer-implemented devices or methods. Though some inventors may also be scientists, most base their work on the discoveries of other scien of the Geiger counterA Geiger counter measures ionizing radiation. Geiger counters can detect photons, alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, but not neutrons. The sensor is a Geiger-Muller tube, a gas-filled tube that briefly conducts electricity when a particle or photon of radi.
• October 5October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). There are 87 days remaining. It is also the most populous birthday of the year in the US statistically. Events 1582 Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist i - Robert GoddardRobert Hutchins Goddard ( October 5, 1882 August 10, 1945) was one of the pioneers of modern rocketry. Though his work in the field was revolutionary, he was often ridiculed for his theories, which were ahead of their time. Goddard was born in Worcester, (d. 1945See also Other events of 1945 List of years in science. 1944 in science 1945 in science 1946 in science. The year 1945 in science and technology had many significant events, including those listed below. Biology Salvador Edward Luria and Alfred Day Hershe), AmericanThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in rocket scientist.
• December 11 - Max Born (d. 1970), physicist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1954.
• December 28 - Arthur Eddington (d. 1944), astrophysicist.