Joseph Black
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Joseph Black was an 18th-century Scottish physician and chemist renowned for his pioneering work on latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide, which laid foundations for modern thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Black canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | fixed air researcher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1728-04-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1799-12-06 ⓘ |
| discovered |
carbon dioxide as a distinct chemical species
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latent heat ⓘ specific heat capacity ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | William Cullen ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
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University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Edinburgh
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University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Black ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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medicine ⓘ physical chemistry ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| influenced |
Antoine Lavoisier
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James Watt ⓘ |
| influencedBy | William Cullen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experiments on gases
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foundational contributions to thermodynamics ⓘ pioneering studies of heat ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Royal Society ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of London
|
| notableStudent | James Watt ⓘ |
| notableWork |
discovery of latent heat
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discovery of specific heat capacity ⓘ identification of carbon dioxide as a distinct gas ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bordeaux
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at the University of Glasgow
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Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edinburgh
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Glasgow ⓘ |
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