- 1847 in science
The year 1847 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events, listed below.Mathematics
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George Boole formalizessymbolic logic in The Mathematical Analysis of Logic, defining what is now called Boolean algebraMedicine
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Ignaz Semmelweis studies and prevents the transmission ofpuerperal fever Physics
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Hermann von Helmholtz formally states the law ofconservation of energy Awards
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Copley Medal :John Herschel
*Wollaston Medal for Geology:Ami Boué Births
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February 11 -Thomas Edison (d. 1931),inventor .
*March 3 -Alexander Graham Bell (d. 1922),inventor .Deaths
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March 9 -Mary Anning (b. 1799),paleontologist .
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