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* while no known major scientific accomplishments have been made during that particular week, one has occurred near that period.

Week of January 2 - 8
  Jan. 5, 1896 - German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, discovers x-rays.

Week of January 9 - 15
* on Jan. 8, 1838, the first telegraph message was sent using dots and dashes.

Week of January 16 - 22
  Jan. 17, 1773 - Captain James Cook becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic circle.

Week of January 23 - 29
  Jan. 27, 1880 - Thomas Edison patents the electric incandescent lamp.

Week of January 30 - February 29
* on Jan. 29, 1886, the first successful gasoline driven car was patented by Karl Benz in Germany.

Week of February 6 - 12
  Feb. 11, 1573 - Francis Drake becomes the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (from Panama)

Week of February 13 - 19
  Feb. 20, 1962 - John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth on the Friendship 7

Week of February 20 - 26
Feb. 23, 1997 - Scientists in Scotland successfully clone an adult mammal, producing a lamb named Dolly.

Week of February 27 - March 4
  Mar. 3, 1791 - The congress establishes US mind allowing currency to be produced more efficiently using the advantages of technology.

Week of March 5 - 11
  Mar. 10, 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson.

Week of March 12 - 18
  Mar. 12, 1789 - The US Post Office is established once again allowing technology to facilitate everyday tasks.

Week of March 19 - 25
  Mar. 24, 1898 - First automobile sold.

Week of March 26 - April 1
  March 26, 1953 - Development of Polio vaccine announced.

Week of April 2 - 8
* on April 1, 1578, William Harvey discovers blood circulation

Week of April 9 - 15
  April 12, 1961 - Yuri A. Gagarin of the Soviet Union is the first human in orbital flight.

Week of April 16 - 22
  April 20, 1902 - Marie and Pierre Currie isolate radioactive element radium.

Week of April 23 - 29
  April 25, 1953 - Scientists identify DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Week of April 30 - May 6
  April 4, 1765 - First US medical college opens in Philadelphia.

Week of May 7 - 13
  May 9, 1899 - Lawn mower patented.

Week of May 14 - 20
  May 15, 1940 - Soon after the revolutionary material is discovered, nylon stockings are sold for the first time.

Week of May 21 - 27
  May 23, 1785 - Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals.

Week of May 28 - June 3
  May 30, 1971 - US Mariner 9 first satellite to orbit Mars launched

Week of June 4 - 10
 June 4 1977 - Apple II, the first personal computer goes on sale.

Week of June 11 - 17
  June 13, 1983 - Pioneer 10 is the first man-made object to leave the solar system.

Week of June 18 - 24
* on June 17, 1928 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.

Week of June 25 - July 1
* on July 5, 1687 - Isaac Newton's Principa is published by the Royal Society in England.

Week of July 2 - 8
  July 6, 1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti rabies vaccine.

Week of July 9 - 15
  * July 20, 1969 - Neil Armstrong walks on the moon. "One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind."
 
Week of July 23 - 29
  July 23, 1904 - Geometric shape inspires Charles E. Menches to create the ice cream cone.

Week of July 30 - August 5
  Aug. 1, 1774 - Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen.  Several experiments with mice, plants and flames allowed for the discovery of the gas necessary for all life on Earth.

Week of August 6 - 12
  Aug. 6, 1945 - Atomic bomb, Little Boy, dropped over Hiroshima, Japan.  The blast instantaniously killed 20 000 in 30 seconds.

Week of August 13 - 19
  Aug. 17, 1903 - Joe Pulitzer donates $1 million to Columbia University and establishes Pulitzer Prizes.

Week of August 20 - 26
Aug. 25, 1609 - Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.

Week of August 27 - September 2
Aug. 28, 1943 - First jet engine powered flight.

Week of September 3 - 9
Sept. 4, 1888 - George Eastman patents the roll-film camera.
 
Week of September 10 - 16
Sept. 15, 1904 - The Aviator Wright Brothers make the first successful airplane flight.

Week of September 17 - 23
Sept. 22, 1888 - Terms "ohm", "volt", and "ampere" are approved at the Electricity Converence in Paris

Week of September 24 - 30
Sept. 26, 1887 - Gramophone patented

Week of October 1 - 7
Sept. 4, 1957 - First artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR
Sept 6, 1956 - Oral polio vaccine discovered by Dr. Albert Sabin

Week of October 8 - 14
Sept 12, 1992 - US astronomers begin 10-year search for radio signals indicating extraterrestial life (SETI)

Week of October 15 - 21
Sept. 17, 1855 - Process for making steel patented

Week of October 22 - 28
Sept. 25, 1906 - Audion, the three diode amplification valve that makes broadcasting possible, patented.