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William Nicholson (chemist)
English chemist and writer
For other people named William Nicholson, see William Nicholson (disambiguation).
William Nicholson (13 December &#;&#; 21 May ) was an English writer, translator, publisher, scientist, inventor, patent agent and civil engineer.
William nicholson chemist biography of barack obama
He launched the first monthly scientific journal in Britain, Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, in , and remained its editor until In , 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
Early life
Nicholson was educated in Yorkshire, and after leaving school, he made two voyages as a midshipman in the service of the British East India Company.[1] His first voyage was to India and the second voyage was to China on board the Gatton, ().
Subsequently, having become acquainted with Josiah Wedgwood in ,