The year 1624 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1623 in science, other events of 1624, 1625 in science and the list of years in science.

Births

• Thomas Sydenham, English physician, the first person to recommend the use of quinine for relieving symptoms of malaria (died 1689)

Deaths

• December 5 - Gaspard Bauhin (b. 1560 ), Swiss botanist and physician who developed an important early plant classification system.
• December 26 - Simon Marius (b. 1573), German astronomer.