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He was born in East Dereham in Norfolk, the son of the Francis Wollaston , a noted amateur astronomer, and his wife Althea Hyde. He was one of 17 children, b...
William Hyde Wollaston PRS FRS (/Ë w Ê l É s t É n / ; 6 August 1766 - 22 December 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discove...
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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.
Apr 16, 2024 · 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).
Wollaston, William Hyde 1766 - 1828. Nationality: British. William Hyde Wollaston was born on 6 August 1766, the son of a vicar. He was educated at a private school in Lewisham and at Charterhouse School, before entering Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in 1782.
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. Wollaston was a somewhat reclusive scientist who never married.
Paper, 'Experiments on the chemical production and agency of electricity' by Wiliam Hyde Wollaston. Creator: William Hyde Wollaston.
