biography
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Wollaston, William Hyde
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1766–1828)
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| biography:
| Chemist, born in East Dereham, Norfolk, E England, UK. He studied at Cambridge, practised as a physician (1789–1800), then devoted his time to chemistry, optics, and physiology. He developed a method, now basic to powder metallurgy but which he kept secret until just before his death, of making malleable platinum. His success made him financially secure for the rest of his life. He discovered palladium and rhodium, invented the reflecting goniometer for measuring crystal angles, and discovered the vibratory nature of muscular action. |
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