(1733–1804) British natural philosopher and pneumatic chemist,whose interest in gases led to the discovery of oxygen and understanding of its role in combustion and respiration.
Keywords: oxygen; chemistry; lavoisier; respiration; combustion
Priestley, Joseph
Helen J Power, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, London, UK
Published online: May 2005
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003599
| Further Reading | |
| book Priestley J (1774, 1775, 1777) Experiments and Observations of Different Kinds of Air. 3 Volumes. London: Joseph Johnson. | |
| book Anderson RGW and Lawrence C (eds) (1986) Science, Medicine and Dissent: Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) London: Wellcome Trust/Science Museum. | |
| book Crook RE (1966) A Bibliography of Joseph Priestley, 1733–1804 London: Library Association. | |
| book Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970–1980) Gillispie CC (ed.) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
| book Gibbs FW (1965) Joseph Priestley. Adventurer in Science and Champion of Truth. London: Thomas Nelson. | |
| book Lindsay J (ed.) (1970) Autobiography of Joseph Priestley. Bath: Adams and Dart. | |
| book Schofield RE (1966) A Scientific Autobiography of Joseph Priestley, 1733–1804. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. | |
| book Schofield RE (1997) The Enlightenment of Joseph Priestley: A Study of his Life and Work from 1733 to 1773. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. | |
