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