Wollaston, William Hyde

British scientist

Nov 27, 2023 - 03:18
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William Hyde Wollaston, detail of a pencil drawing by J. Jackson; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

William Hyde Wollaston, (born August 6, 1766, East Dereham, Norfolk, England—died December 22, 1828, London), British scientist who enhanced the techniques of powder metallurgy to become the first to produce and market pure, malleable platinum. He also made fundamental discoveries in many areas of science and discovered the elements palladium (1802) and rhodium (1804).

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