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The year 1896 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

1 Awards

• Copley Medal: Karl Gegenbaur
• Wollaston Medal for geology: Eduard Suess

2 Births

• February 14 - Arthur Milne (d. 1950), British space 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.
• March 29March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). There are 277 days remaining. Events 1461 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England. 1638 Swedish colo - Wilhelm AckermannWilhelm Ackermann ( March 29, 1896 December 24, 1962) was a German mathematician and is most famous for the Ackermann function named after him, an important example in the theory of computation. Ackermann was born on March 29, 1896 in Schonebecke (then Al (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), mathematicianA mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. Roles Mathematicians not only study, but also research, and this must be given prominent mention here, because a misconception that everything in mathematics is already known is.

3 Deaths

• July 13July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. Events 1500-1799 1558 Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul - Friedrich August Kekulé von StradonitzFriedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz ( September 7, 1829 July 13, 1896) was a German organic chemist. He was born in Darmstadt. He was professor at Ghent ( 1858- 1865) and at Bonn. He studied various carbon compounds, especially benzene, proposing a car (b. 1829See also Other events of 1829 List of years in science. 1828 in science 1829 in science 1830 in science. The year 1829 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Mathematics Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky publishes his w), organic chemist.
• September 18 - Hippolyte Fizeau (b. 1819), physicist.
• December 10 - Alfred Nobel (b. 1833), inventor.