In 1898 there were various scientific and technological developments, some of which are presented below.
| 1898 in science |
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| 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 |
| 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 |
| 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 |
| Other events in 1898 |
Content
Events
- January 28 - total solar eclipse .
- July 18 - annular solar eclipse .
- December 13 - annular solar eclipse .
Human Achievements
Discoveries
- On July 18, Pierre and Marie Curie announced the discovery of polonium , and on December 26 - the discovery of radium
- William Ramsay and Maurice Travers discovered neon , argon , krypton and xenon
- K. Golgi opened the Golgi Complex
Inventions
- James Dewar managed to get liquid hydrogen
- Uncompressed high pressure oil engine : Gustav Trinkler .
Scientific Papers
- Ethnographer A. N. Shimanovsky completed the collection “Minsk province and its folk art in connection with the description of folk holidays and ceremonies.”
Rewards
- Lomonosov Prize [1] :
- NI Andrusov for the study of fossils and living mollusks of the dreissenside family and a complete set of information on Neogene deposits in southern Russia and Europe, which were important for studying deposits of the Cenozoic group [2] .
- EF Burinsky for the original research method, equal to the value of the microscope, which allowed to increase the contrast of the image, and, specifically, for revealing the text of valuable historical documents [3] .
- P. I. Brownov for research and explanation of atmospheric phenomena considered as a system of vortex movements [4] .
- EF Burinsky for the original research method, equal to the value of the microscope, which allowed to increase the contrast of the image, and, specifically, for revealing the text of valuable historical documents [3] .
- NI Andrusov for the study of fossils and living mollusks of the dreissenside family and a complete set of information on Neogene deposits in southern Russia and Europe, which were important for studying deposits of the Cenozoic group [2] .
- Copley Medal :
- William Huggins for his research on spectral analysis for celestial bodies.
- Rumford Medal :
- Oliver Joseph Lodge for his study of radiation and the relationship between matter and ether
- Wollaston Medal in Geology:
- Ferdinand Circus
Born
- March 3 - Emil Artin , mathematician
- June 26 - Wilhelm Messerschmitt , German aircraft designer
- July 29 - Isidore Rabi , American physicist , 1944 Nobel Prize in Physics
Died
- March 15 - Henry Bessemer , English inventor
- September 14 - William Burroughs , American inventor
See also
► 1898 in science
Notes
- ↑ E. Yu. Basargina Lomonosov Prize - the first state award in Russia (1865-1918). (Series “Ad fontes. Materials and research on the history of science.” Issue 2) - St. Petersburg.,: Publishing House of St. Petersburg Institute of RAS “Nestor-Istoriya”, 2012. - 124 p. - 500 copies. - ISBN 978-5-98187-979-1
- ↑ Andrusov N.I. Fossils and Living Dreissensidae of Eurasia // Transactions of St. Petersburg Society of Naturalists. Department of Geology and Mineralogy. 1897. T. XXV. 686 s
- ↑ Burinsky E.F. Note on the improvements achieved in photography // News of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. 1896. T. 4. No. 3. P. 315-340
- ↑ Brownov P.I. Meteorology as a science of vortex motion of the atmosphere. SPb., 1897.