William Nicholson
British chemist and philosopher
Born on: December 13, 1753Died on: May 21, 1815
Aged: 61 years 159 days (737 months)
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
William Nicholson was an English writer, translator, publisher, scientist, inventor, patent agent and civil engineer. He launched the first monthly scientific journal in Britain, Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, in 1797, and remained its editor until 1814.
In 1800, he and Anthony Carlisle were the first to achieve electrolysis, the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen, using a voltaic pile.
Nicholson also wrote extensively on natural philosophy and chemistry.
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