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The year 1887 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Awards

• Copley Medal: Joseph Dalton Hooker
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: John Whitaker Hulke

2 Births

• June 22 - Julian Huxley (d. 1975), British biologist and authorThe word author has several meanings: # The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). This can be short or long, fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, technical or literature; in particular it is.
• August 18August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 135 days remaining. Events 293 BC Oldest known Roman temple to Venus founded, institution of Vinalia Rustica begins. 1587 Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Gov - Erwin SchrödingerErwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger ( August 12, 1887 January 4, 1961) was an Austrian physicist famous for his contributions to quantum mechanics, especially the Schrodinger equation, for which he won the Nobel Prize in 1933. He proposed the Schrodi (d. 1961See also Other events of 1961 List of years in science. 1960 in science 1961 in science 1962 in science. The year 1961 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below. Astronomy and space exploration January 31 Ham, a 37 pou), physicistA physicist is a scientist trained in physics. Physicists are employed by universities as professors, lecturers, researchers, and by laboratories in industry. Employment as a professional physicist generally requires a doctoral degree. However, many peopl.

3 Deaths

• January 22January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 343 days remaining (344 in leap years). Events 1771 Spain cedes Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands to England. 1824 Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast. 1840 British - Joseph WhitworthSir Joseph Whitworth, Baronet ( December 21, 1803 January 22, 1887) was an English engineer and entrepreneur. Whitworth was born in Stockport and at a young age developed an interest in machinery. He worked as a mechanic in Manchester and then in London f (b. 1803The year 1803 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also 1802 in science, other events of 1803, 1804 in science and the list of years in science. Awards Copley Medal: Richard Chenevix Births May 12 Justus von L), English mechanical engineer.
• August 15 - Julius von Haast (b. 1824), German geologist.
• August 19 - Spencer Fullerton Baird (b. 1823), ornithologist and ichthyologist.
• October 17 - Gustav Kirchhoff (b. 1824), physicist.