1901 in science
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The year 1901 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.
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Biology
- Okapi, a relative of the Giraffe found in the rainforests around the Congo River in north east Zaire, is discovered (previously known only to local natives).
Chemistry
- The Edison Storage Battery Company is founded.
- Europium discovered by Eugéne Demarcay
Mathematics
- Élie Cartan develops the exterior derivative.
Medicine
- Epinephrine is rediscovered by Jokichi Takamine, who names it adrenaline.
Photography
- Eastman Kodak introduced the 120 film.
Physics
- Guglielmo Marconi transmits radio signals from Cornwall to Newfoundland.
Awards
- First Nobel Prizes awarded
- Wollaston Medal for Geology - Charles Barrois
Births
- February 28 - Linus Pauling (d. 1994), chemist, Nobel Prize winner for chemistry and peace.
- August 10 - Franco Rasetti (d. 2001), physicist.
- September 29 - Enrico Fermi (d. 1954), physicist.
- December 5 - Werner Heisenberg (d. 1976), physicist.
- December 16 - Margaret Mead (d. 1978), anthropologist.
Deaths
- February 22 - George FitzGerald (b. 1851), mathematician.