- 1753 in science
The year 1753 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Events
* Publication of "
Species Plantarum " by Linnaeus onMay 1 , adopted by theInternational Code of Botanical Nomenclature as the formal start date of thescientific classification ofplant s.
*Benjamin Franklin invents thelightning rod , to ring a bell when struck by lightning, following the1752 kite/key tests with his 21-year-old son.Awards
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Copley Medal :Benjamin Franklin Births
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March 26 - SirBenjamin Thompson , Count Rumford, Anglo-Americanphysicist (died 1814)
*April 28 -Franz Karl Achard ,chemist (died 1821)
*August 3 -Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope ,engineer (died 1816)Deaths
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August 6 -Georg Wilhelm Richmann ,Russia nphysicist (born 1711)
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