William Hyde Wollaston
English chemist and physicist (1766–1828)
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William Hyde Wollaston was an English chemist and physicist who lived from 1766 to 1828 and made important contributions to understanding the composition of matter and the behavior of light and metals. His work helped advance chemistry and physics during a crucial period in the development of modern science.
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- Born
- 1766
- Died
- 1828
- Works
- 15
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- On fairy-rings
- On the finite extent of the atmosphere
- Prismatic and Diffraction Spectra
- On Gouty and Urinary Concretions. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical Transactions
- Foundations of the Atomic Theory
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- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,303x
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William Hyde Wollaston (/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, patented the camera lucida, and made contributions in electricity and spectroscopy.
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1766 births1828 deaths18th-century English chemists19th-century English chemistsAlumni of Gonville and Caius College, CambridgeBattery inventorsBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBritish optical physicistsDiscoverers of chemical elementsEnglish metallurgistsEnglish physicistsFellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge