1860 in science
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The year 1860 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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Awards
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Births
- January 1 - George Washington Carver (d. 1943), American botanist.
- February 29 - Herman Hollerith (d. 1929), statistician, punch card inventor.
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Deaths
- January 27 - Thomas Brisbane (b. 1773), astronomer.
- July 1 - Charles Goodyear (b. 1800), inventor of the vulcanization process.