1796 in science

The year 1796 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1795 in science, other events of 1796, 1797 in science and the list of years in science.

Medicine

• May 14 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination^[1]

Awards

• Copley Medal: George Atwood

Births

• February 22 – Adolphe Quetelet, mathematician and astronomer (died 1874)
• June 1 – Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, mathematician (died 1832)
• Henry De la Beche, geologist (died 1855)
• August 21 James Lick in Pennsylvania Philanthropist who endowed the Lick observatory

Deaths

References

1. ⇧ Reference for year: Waldman, Thomas A. (2003). Immunotherapy: past, present and future. Nature Medicine 9, 269–277.