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1898 in science

The year 1898 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1897 in science, other events of 1898, 1899 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Chemistry 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

Chemistry

• Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover Neon, Krypton, Xenon and Argon

Awards

• Copley Medal: William Huggins
• Wollaston Medal for Geology: Ferdinand Zirkel

Births

Deaths

• March 15 - Henry Bessemer, inventor of the Bessemer process, which revolutionized the steel industry (born 1813)
• September 14 - William Seward Burroughs, inventor of the calculator (born 1855)

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