1860 in science

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The year 1860 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Awards

• Copley Medal: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
• Wollaston Medal for geology: Searles Valentine Wood

Births

• January 1 - George Washington Carver (d. 1943), American botanist.
• February 29 - Herman Hollerith (d. 1929), statistician, punch card inventor.

Deaths

• January 27 - Thomas Brisbane (b. 1773), astronomer.
• July 1 - Charles Goodyear (b. 1800), inventor of the vulcanization process.