The Legislature established the University of Oregon in Eugene
On Oct. 12, 1872, the University of Oregon (UO) was established by an act of the Oregon State…
The first class of the University of Wisconsin-Madison was held
On Feb. 5, 1849, the first class of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with 17 students, met in a…
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded
On Sept. 20, 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded which marked the…
Charles Cagniard de Latour’s work with microscopes showed that yeast is a mass of cells that reproduce by budding
In 1836, Charles Cagniard de Latour’s work with microscopes shows that yeast is a mass of little cells…
First enzyme was discovered and isolated
In 1833, the first enzyme was discovered and isolated by French chemist Anselme Payen also known for discovering…
Botanist Robert Brown discovered a small dark body in plant cells He calls it the nucleus or little nut
In 1830, Scottish botanist Robert Brown discovers a small dark body in plant cells. He called it the…
Naturalist Gottfried Treviranus created the term biology
In 1802, naturalist Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus was the first to use the the term “biology” in his Biologie…
Benjamin Waterhouse introduced into the U.S. the technique of smallpox vaccination
In 1800, Benjamin Waterhouse introduced into the U.S. the technique of smallpox vaccination discovered in England by Dr….
English scientist and physician Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year old James Phipps against smallpox
On May 14, 1796, English scientist and physician Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year old James Phipps with the world’s…
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The first U.S. patent was signed by President George Washington
On Jul. 31, 1790, the inventor Samuel Hopkins was awarded the first U.S. patent for a new method…
In an early act of biological warfare, Tartars catapulted the bodies of Plague victims at invading Christians
In 1346, during a siege of Kaffa (now Feodosia, Ukraine), the Tartar army catapulted bodies of plague victims…
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Chinese medical writings recorded decreases in goiter size upon ingestion of seaweed (iodine)
Early Chinese medical writings in approximately 3600 B.C. were the first to record the decreases in goiter size…
In the first recorded act of biological warfare, Scythians archers used poison-tipped arrows
In 400 BCE, Greek historian Herodotus wrote of Scythians archers from the Black Sea region that used poison-tipped…