JOSEPH PRIESTLEY (1733-1854)
Priestly was born on 3rd March 1733 in a village near Leeds in England. His father was a weaver, whose earnings were meager. When he was just seven years, he lost his father and became an orphan. His aunt brought him up. Priestley was trained to become a Bishop Priestley showed keen interest in learning different languages. He leant Arabic, French, Italian, German and Armeic. He was appointed a Bishop of a small Church. His earning was even less than a pound per week. So to increase his own earnings he worked as a teacher and held private tuitions. He wrote a grammar book in the mean time. He was soon taken as a language teacher. He studied chemistry there and did experiments. Few scientists noticed him.
Priestley met Benjamin Franklin and discussed with him. Then he wrote a book on the status of electricity and its history. He was chosen a member of the Royal Society.
Priestley’s house was near a factory that produced wine. Priestley got permission to examine the gas coming out to vessels in which wine was made. He kept a candle in the gas. It blew off. The gas was produced by different methods. It was named fixed air. It was carbon dioxide. The gas was dissoleved in water. Priestley was successful. He named the solution sodawater. For this he was given Gold medal. Priestley became a member of France education institute. He was conducting always experiments and so he was not giving justice to his Bishop job. He was made the Librarian of the Library belonged to Lord Shell Barne, a politician. Priestley went with him to France where he met Antoine Lavoiser.
Priestley was a peaceful man. He participated in French revolution and publicized freedom and equality, brotherhood. He said that churches should be separated from politics. People aroused against him. All his property was destroyed.
Priestley went to Newyork in 1794. There leaders and scientists welcomed him . He joined his sons who were living in pensylvania. He was made Bishop of Unitarian church and professor of chemistry. Priestley continued his experiments in Northambarland. He discovered oxygen. This gas was helping human beings and animals for respiration. Plants were giving out oxygen.
Priestley found ceral, oil and gasoline when burnt in oxygen produced carbon monoxide. It was poisonous gas. He discovered nitrous acid. It was called laughing gas as it was entertaining men.
Priestley died in 1854
Priestley met Benjamin Franklin and discussed with him. Then he wrote a book on the status of electricity and its history. He was chosen a member of the Royal Society.
Priestley’s house was near a factory that produced wine. Priestley got permission to examine the gas coming out to vessels in which wine was made. He kept a candle in the gas. It blew off. The gas was produced by different methods. It was named fixed air. It was carbon dioxide. The gas was dissoleved in water. Priestley was successful. He named the solution sodawater. For this he was given Gold medal. Priestley became a member of France education institute. He was conducting always experiments and so he was not giving justice to his Bishop job. He was made the Librarian of the Library belonged to Lord Shell Barne, a politician. Priestley went with him to France where he met Antoine Lavoiser.
Priestley was a peaceful man. He participated in French revolution and publicized freedom and equality, brotherhood. He said that churches should be separated from politics. People aroused against him. All his property was destroyed.
Priestley went to Newyork in 1794. There leaders and scientists welcomed him . He joined his sons who were living in pensylvania. He was made Bishop of Unitarian church and professor of chemistry. Priestley continued his experiments in Northambarland. He discovered oxygen. This gas was helping human beings and animals for respiration. Plants were giving out oxygen.
Priestley found ceral, oil and gasoline when burnt in oxygen produced carbon monoxide. It was poisonous gas. He discovered nitrous acid. It was called laughing gas as it was entertaining men.
Priestley died in 1854
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