Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbot became the first Native Hawaiian woman to receive a doctoral degree in the field of science
In 1950, by the age of 31 Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbot had received a PhD in botany from…
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fluoride First Used in U.S. Public water Supply
On Jan. 25, 1945, at 4:00 p.m., Grand Rapids, Michigan, achieved a historic milestone by becoming the inaugural…
Louis Schwartz and H. R. Foerster described industrial dermatitis and melanosis due to photosensitization
In 1939, Louis Schwartz and H. R. Foerster described industrial dermatitis and melanosis due to photosensitization.
Medical College of South Carolina researchers published artucle that linked brown lung disease (asbestosis) with cancer
In May 1935, Kenneth Lynch and William Atmar Smith from the Medical College of South Carolina published an…
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory was founded
In 1928, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, grew from the work of Dr. John Johnson, a biology professor at…
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William Mansfield Clark alerted the public to the dangers of tetraethyl lead in gasoline
In 1923, William Mansfield Clark from the U.S. Department of Agriculture alerted the public to the dangers of…
The first modern sewage plant, designed to treat sewage with bacteria, opens in Manchester, England
In 1914, the first modern sewage plant, designed to treat sewage with bacteria, opened in Manchester, England. There…
Earle B Phelps conducted series of studies on water pollution and the biochemistry of sewage and industrial wastes
In 1913, Earle B. Phelps in the Division of Chemistry conducted a series of studies on water pollution…
The word “allergen” first used in reference to allergic antibodies
In 1910, John F. Anderson and Wade H. Frost extended earlier studies on hypersensitivity and used for the…
Joseph H Kastle described the oxidases and other oxygen-catalysts concerned in biological oxidations
In 1910, Joseph H. Kastle published “The oxidases and other oxygen – catalysts concerned in biological oxidations.”
Flathead Lake Biological Station was established
In 1899, Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) established near Bigfork in 1899 by Dr. Morton J. Elrod, Distinguished…
Thomas Caspar Gilchrist First Identified Blastomycosis
In 1894, Thomas Caspar Gilchrist from the University of Maryland first identified blastomycosis. Gilchrist initially believed the disease…
Francis Peyre Porcher published “Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests”
In 1863, Francis Peyre Porcher, a Confederate surgeon (Faculty, School of Medicine of the Medical College of the…
The U.S. Patent and Trade Office annual seed distribution exceeded 24 million packages of seeds
In 1861, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) annual seed distribution exceeded 2.4 million packages of seed…
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established
In 1859, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established, and in 1872 the…
British naturalist Charles Darwin departed England on the voyage of the “Beagle”
On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin departed England on the British science expedition voyage of the “Beagle”…
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck stated inheritable characteristics could be developed by the environment
In 1809, French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck stated in “Philosophie Zoologique” that inheritable characteristics (soft inheritance) could be developed…
Yellow fever killed 1,200 people in Baltimore
In 1800, a yellow fever outbreak killed 1,200 people in Baltimore. The presence of an abundance of mosquito-breeding…
Thomas Malthus published the “Principle of Population”
In 1798, Thomas Malthus published “Principle of Population,” arguing that the world’s population will increase faster than the…
Sanitary legislation was drawn up in Venice to address plague epidemics
In 1629, sanitary legislation was drawn up in Venice that required health officers to visit homes during plague…