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05-20-2023-2254 - Joseph Black (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799)

Joseph Black
Joseph Black b1728.jpg
Born16 April 1728
Bordeaux, France
Died6 December 1799 (aged 71)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
Known forThe discovery of Magnesium
The discovery of carbon dioxide
Latent heat
specific heat
Invention of Analytical balance
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, physics, chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
Academic advisorsWilliam Cullen
Notable studentsJames Edward Smith
Thomas Charles Hope
InfluencedJames Watt, Benjamin Rush[1]
Joseph Black plaque by James Tassie, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

Joseph Black (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at the University of Glasgow for 10 years from 1756, and then Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1766, teaching and lecturing there for more than 30 years.[2]

The chemistry buildings at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow are named after Black.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Black

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