William Nicholson (chemist)

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William Nicholson
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Born(1753-12-13)13 December 1753
Died21 May 1815(1815-05-21) (aged 61)
Bloomsbury
Known forFirst to achieve electrolysis
Scientific career
FieldsWriting, scientist, inventor, civil engineer
InstitutionsEast India Company, Amsterdam, General Chamber of Manufacturers of Great Britain

William Nicholson (13 December 1753 – 21 May 1815) 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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