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Joseph Priestley
| Joseph Priestley | |
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| First appearance | A Lesson in Electricity |
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| Known ability | None |
| Alias | John Priestly |
| Gender | |
| Occupations | Writer, Scientist |
Joseph Priestley recorded his conversation with Benjamin Franklin about his kite experiment in his journal.
Character History
Graphic Novel:A Lesson in Electricity
Joseph Priestley reads an entry in his journal from 1767, detailing the account of what Benjamin Franklin told him happened with his famous kite experiment, and which was kept a secret for several years.
After finishing reading, Joseph closes the journal and places it on a bookshelf, thinking that the world is not ready for what really happened and that it may never be.
Notes
- The introduction of A Lesson in Electricity refers to him as "John Priestly".
Trivia
- The real-life Joseph Priestley was an 18th-century British scientist, theologian, and political theorist. In 1767, he published the 700-page "The History and Present State of Electricity", where he documented Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment along with some of his own discoveries, including that electricity could be conducted through materials other than metals and water.
- Joseph Priestley was also one of the founders of modern-day chemistry. He wrote the six volume "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air" (1774–86), where he noted his discoveries of how to manufacture pure oxygen gas (O2) and several other gases (NO, HCl, NH3, N2O). He also isolated carbon monoxide (CO) during this time, but failed to realize it was a separate "air". Also, in 1775, he wrote ""An Account of further Discoveries in Air", where he documented his discovery of sulfur dioxide (SO2).
- Another of Joseph's accomplishments was the invention of soda water (aka carbonated water). In 1772, Priestley published a paper entitled "Impregnating Water with Fixed Air" in which he describes dripping oil of vitriol (or sulfuric acid as it is now called) onto chalk to produce carbon dioxide gas (CO2), and encouraging the gas to dissolve into an agitated bowl of water.
See Also
- For other uses of Joseph Priestley, see Joseph Priestley (disambig).
External Links
- Joseph Priestley -- Wikipedia
