The year 1796 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1795 in science, other events of 1796, 1797 in science and the list of years in science.

Contents

1 Medicine 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

Medicine

• May 14 - Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination

Awards

• Copley Medal: George Atwood

Births

• February 22 - Adolphe Quetelet, mathematician and astronomer (died 1874)
• June 1 - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, mathematician (died 1832)
• Henry De la Beche, geologist (died 1855)
• August 21 James Lick in Pennsylvania Philanthropist who endowed the Lick observatory

Deaths