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William Ramsay

(1852–1916) Chemist

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William Ramsay was a chemist, best known for The Gases of the Atmosphere: The History of Their Discovery.

Quick Facts About William Ramsay

Born
October 2, 1852
Died
July 23, 1916
Profession
Chemist
Notable works
The Gases of the Atmosphere: The History of Their Discovery

About William Ramsay

Sir William Ramsay was a British chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" along with his collaborator, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics that same year for their discovery of argon. After the two men identified argon, Ramsay investigated other atmospheric gases. His work in isolating argon, helium, neon, krypton, and xenon led to the development of a new section of the periodic table.

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