William Brownrigg

William Brownrigg
William Brownrigg

William Brownrigg was a British doctor and scientist, who practised at Whitehaven in Cumberland. While there, Brownrigg carried out experiments that earned him the Copley Medal in 1766 for his work on carbonic acid gas. He was the first person to recognise platinum as a new element.

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Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
January 6th, 1800
Died Aged
-169
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