Later the ancient Egyptians wore copper jewelry as a status symbol and to ward off evil spirits. Now Tiffany & Co. is trumpeting that, in honor of its 175th anniversary, modern-day alchemists have made a new precious metal to adorn the wrists, fingers and necks of its wealthy clientele.
Wilhelm Wundt opens first experimental laboratory in psychology at the University of Leipzig, Germany. Credited with establishing psychology as an academic discipline, Wundt's students include Emil Kraepelin, James McKeen Cattell, and G. Stanley Hall.
British-born American psychologist who founded structuralism, the first school of psychology. Edward B. Tichner American psychologist who was the first woman to earn a doctorate in psychology in the United States; published research on mental processes in animals. Margaret Floy Washburn American psychologist who founded behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior and rejecting the study of mental processes.