* 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 - CaptainJames 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 - FrancisDrake becomes the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (from Panama)

Week of February 13 - 19
Feb. 20, 1962 - John Glennbecomes 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 congressestablishes US mind allowing currency to be produced more efficiently usingthe advantages of technology.

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

Week of March 12 - 18
Mar. 12, 1789 - The US PostOffice is established once again allowing technology to facilitate everydaytasks.

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 Harveydiscovers 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 andPierre 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 23, 1965 - Launch of first Soviet communications satellite.

Week of May 7 - 13
May 9, 1899 - Lawn mowerpatented.

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

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

Week of May 28 - June 3
May 30, 1971 - US Mariner9 first satellite to orbit Mars launched

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

Week of June 11 - 17
June 13, 1983 - Pioneer10 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 June25 - 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 - Geometricshape 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 flamesallowed 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 instantaniouslykilled 20 000 in 30 seconds.

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

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

Week ofAugust 27 - September 2
Aug. 28, 1943 - First jet enginepowered flight.

Week ofSeptember 3 - 9
Sept. 4, 1888 - George Eastmanpatents 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" areapproved 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 forradio 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 amplificationvalve that makes broadcasting possible, patented.