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The year 1885 in science and technology consisted of many events, some of which are listed below.

1 Medicine

• July 6 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. The patient is Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.

2 Awards

• Copley Medal: Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: George Busk

3 Births

• August 1 - George de HevesyGeorge de Hevesy ( August 1, 1885 July 5, 1966) was a Hungarian chemist who was important in the development of the tracer method where radioactive tracers are used to study chemical processes, e. the metabolism of animals. For this he was award the Nobel (d. 1966See also Other events of 1966 List of years in science. 1965 in science 1966 in science 1967 in science. The year 1966 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below. Astronomy and space exploration February 3 The unmanned), chemistA chemist is a scientist who specializes in chemistry. The word derives from the older term alchemist. Also, in British English, the term is used for a pharmacist or a pharmacist's shop. See also: List of chemists, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Biography. Nobel laureate.
• October 7October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). There are 85 days remaining. Events 3761 BCE The epoch of the modern Hebrew calendar. 1513 Battle of La Motta Spanish troops under Ramon de Cardona defeat the Venetians. 1571 Battle of Lepanto - Niels BohrNiels Henrik David Bohr ( October 7, 1885 November 18, 1962) was a Danish physicist who made essential contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. Bohr's contributions to physics Bohr's model of atomic structure. The theory that (d. 1962See also Other events of 1962 List of years in science. 1961 in science 1962 in science 1963 in science. The year 1962 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below. Astronomy and space exploration January 26 Ranger 3 is l), Danish physicist
• October 23October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. Events 4004 BC The universe was created, according to the Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar. 42 BC Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Phili - Jan Czochralski (d. 1953), discoverer of the Czochralski process for growing crystals