1765 in science
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The year 1765 in science and technology
See also: 1764 in science, other events of 1765, 1766 in science and the list of years in science.
Awards
- Copley Medal: Not awarded
Births
- March 7 - Nicéphore Niépce, inventor (died 1833)
- December 8 - Eli Whitney, inventor (died 1825)
- Robert Fulton, engineer (died 1815)
Deaths
- April 15 - Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian scientist (born 1711)
- May 7 - Alexis Clairault, mathematician (born 1713)