1864 in science
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The year 1864 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
[edit] Awards
- Copley Medal: Charles Darwin
- Wollaston Medal for Geology: Roderick Murchison
[edit] Births
- January 13 - Wilhelm Wien (d. 1928), physicist.
- April 21 - Max Weber (d. 1920), sociologist.
- June 14 - Alois Alzheimer (d. 1915), neuroscientist.
- June 22 - Hermann Minkowski (d. 1909), mathematician.
