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William Hyde Wollaston FRS (East Dereham, Norfolk, 6 de agosto de 1766 – Londres, 2 de dezembro de 1828) foi um químico britânico, conhecido por descobrir dois elementos químicos e por desenvolver uma maneira de processar o minério de platina.
William Hyde Wollaston FRS (/ ˈ w ʊ l ə s t ən /; 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.
William Hyde Wollaston was a British scientist who enhanced the techniques of powder metallurgy to become the first to produce and market pure, malleable platinum. He also made fundamental discoveries in many areas of science and discovered the elements palladium (1802) and rhodium (1804).
24 de fev. de 2017 · Pure Intelligence: The Life of William Hyde Wollaston is a biography two centuries overdue: but well worth the wait. Wollaston was an exact contemporary of Humphry Davy and Thomas Young, the three having arrived in London to pursue scientific careers at the turn of the 19th century.
- Gordon T. Plant
- 2017
Learn about the life and achievements of William Hyde Wollaston, a British chemist and physicist who discovered platinum and four new elements. He also invented a goniometer, a camera lucida, and a microscope lens.
William Hyde Wollaston FRS (August 6, 1766 – December 22, 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements, palladium, and rhodium, and for developing a way to process platinum ore.
27 de jun. de 2018 · A biography of William Hyde Wollaston, a British chemist who discovered palladium and made important contributions to optics and physiology. Learn about his family background, scientific achievements, and legacy in the Royal Society.
