William Hyde Wollaston
English chemist and physicist (1766–1828) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Hyde Wollaston FRS (/ˈwʊləstən/; 6 August 1766 – 22 December 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium. He also developed a way to process platinum ore into malleable ingots.[1]
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William Hyde Wollaston | |
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Born | (1766-08-06)6 August 1766 East Dereham, Norfolk, England |
Died | 22 December 1828(1828-12-22) (aged 62) Chislehurst, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Known for | Discoveries of osmium, palladium and rhodium Camera lucida Conservation of energy Cryophorus Electrochemistry Wollaston prism Wollaston wire Wollaston landscape lens Coining bicarbonate |
Awards | Copley Medal (1802) Croonian Medal (1809) Royal Medal (1828) Bakerian Medal (1802, 1805, 1818, 1828) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry Physics |
22nd President of the Royal Society | |
In office 1820–1820 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Banks |
Succeeded by | Humphry Davy |
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