https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/josephpriestleyoxygen.html
The world recalls Priestley best as the man who discovered oxygen, the active ingredient in our planet's atmosphere. In the process, he helped dethrone an idea that dominated science for 23 uninterrupted centuries: Few concepts "have laid firmer hold upon the mind," he wrote, than that air "is a simple elementary substance, indestructible and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TToqNGKG3q8
Explore the groundbreaking discovery of oxygen by Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier in the 18th century. Learn how this pivotal moment in science transf

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Priestley/The-discovery-of-oxygen-and-the-chemical-revolution
Joseph Priestley - Oxygen, Chemical Revolution, Discoverer: Priestley's lasting reputation in science is founded upon the discovery he made on August 1, 1774, when he obtained a colourless gas by heating red mercuric oxide. Finding that a candle would burn and that a mouse would thrive in this gas, he called it "dephlogisticated air," based upon the belief that ordinary air became

https://academic.oup.com/book/780/chapter/135419689
Abstract. 'Revolution: how oxygen changed the world' charts the discovery of oxygen. Antoine Lavoisier found that water and air were not actually elements, and in the process discovered oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. Lavoisier's work ushered in an age of 'pneumatick chemistry' — the study of gases. This new science was still

https://leedsmagazine.com/joseph-priestley-and-the-revolutionary-discovery-of-oxygen/
Furthermore, the discovery of oxygen had profound implications for medicine, leading to breakthroughs in the understanding of metabolism and the development of anaesthesia and respiratory therapies. Joseph Priestley's groundbreaking discovery of oxygen stands as a testament to the power of scientific curiosity and the relentless pursuit of

https://itech.dickinson.edu/dh-archive/digitalmuseum/exhibit-artifact/looking-through-burning-glass/did-anyone-discover-oxygen.html
Looking at the history of science, few discoveries were made by a single "Discoverer" at a defined moment - the discovery of Oxygen is the greatest example. Knowledge production is a constantly evolving process as more scientists contribute to it new substance.

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9801/2/1/4
The Discovery of Oxygen. There is no doubt that oxygen was discovered approximately 250 years ago. Having said that, the history probably really starts much earlier. In 1608, Cornelius Drebbel noted that a gas was released on heating saltpetre (potassium nitrate, KNO 3 ). This was not identified as oxygen.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31358/discovering-oxygen-brief-history
Contender 1: Carl Wilhelm Scheele. Biggest Accomplishment: In 1772, he was the first person to figure out a way - actually a couple of ways - to isolate oxygen. He discovered that mercuric oxide

https://kingscollections.org/exhibitions/specialcollections/revolution!/the-scientific-revolution/joseph-priestleys-discovery-of-oxygen
In this work Priestley announced his discovery of several gases, including oxygen. Prior to Priestley's discovery, the theory that air was an elementary substance, formed some 2,500 years ago, still prevailed. Priestley found during a series of experiments that 'air is not an elementary substance, but a composition' of gases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_Revolution
Introduction. Great advances in science have been termed "revolutions" since the 18th century. For example, in 1747, the French mathematician Alexis Clairaut wrote that "Newton was said in his own life to have created a revolution". The word was also used in the preface to Antoine Lavoisier's 1789 work announcing the discovery of oxygen. "Few revolutions in science have immediately excited so

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/who-really-discovered-oxygen
Find out how three scientists claimed the credit for oxygen discovery and why it matters for science history.

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/10.1152/advan.00076.2016
During the last century, historians have discovered that between the 13th and 18th centuries, at least six sages discovered that the air we breathe contains something that we need and use. Ibn al-Nafis (1213-1288) in Cairo and Michael Servetus (1511-1553) in France accurately described the pulmonary circulation and its effect on blood color. Michael Sendivogius (1566-1636) in Poland

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-discovery-of-oxygen/
The Discovery of Oxygen. August 1909 Issue. The Sciences. Rights & Permissions. This article was originally published with the title "The Discovery of Oxygen" in SA Supplements Vol. 68 No

https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/lesson-plans/joseph-priestley-discoverer-of-oxygen.pdf
developments leading to the discovery of oxygen, the historical context of scientific disc overies made at this time, and related developments in chemistry that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s. The activities are designed as a ready -to-go lesson, easily implemented by a teacher or his/her substitute to supplement a unit of study.

https://engines.egr.uh.edu/episode/1515
Today, let's try to find out who discovered oxygen. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. In his 1962 bombshell-book about scientific change, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn gave us a whole new way to think about priority.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-biggest-discoveries-in-biology-in-2023-20231219/
The Year in Biology. In a year packed with fascinating discoveries, biologists pushed the limits of synthetic life, probed how organisms keep time, and refined theories about consciousness and emotional health. Video: During 2023, Quanta turned a spotlight on important research progress into the nature of consciousness, the origins of our

https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/oxygen/oxygen-02-00004/article_deploy/oxygen-02-00004.pdf?version=1647323265
The most significant advances in oxygen's discovery, however, came in the early 1770s. However, when this was exactly carried out and by whom is somewhat controversial. Many others have written on the topic [4-7], so here, this will be briefly revisited. Many articles will suggest that oxygen was discovered in 1774 by Joseph Priestley,

https://home.csulb.edu/~cwallis/382/readings/690/Kuhn/kuhn.structure.pt4.pdf
work that led him to oxygen after Priestley's experiments of 1774 and possibly as the result of a hint from Priestley. Early in 1 For the still classic discussion of oxygen's discovery, see A. N. Meldrum, The Eighteenth-CentUl'Y Revolution in Science·-the First Phase (Calcutta, 1930), chap. v. An indispensable recent review, including an

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/01/whats-behind-a-world-changing-scientific-breakthrough/
Breakthroughs due to lucky accidents and curiosity. One day in 1928, Dr. Alexander Fleming at St. Mary's Hospital in London was growing bacteria in a laboratory dish. Fleming was not pursuing a scientific dream. He was a microbiologist, just doing his job. Then he noticed something odd: overnight, another kind of microbe, a fungus, had

https://theweek.com/health-and-science/1019386/recent-scientific-breakthroughs
Researchers have reported a dizzying number of recent discoveries and achievements. (Image credit: Suzanne Bainton/Getty Images) Jump to category: 1. Restoring brain cells. 2. Menstrual blood as a

https://goldbio.com/articles/article/15-Great-biological-discoveries-that-revolutionized-life-science
Below are 15 scientific breakthroughs that have helped scientists see even more deeply into life, the universe and everything. Inheritance/Evolution (1800s) Antibiotics (1928) Gel Electrophoresis (1931) HeLa Cell Discovery (1951) The Structure of DNA (1952-1953) DNA Polymerase (1956) Reverse transcriptase (1970) Restriction enzymes (1970)

https://pierre-rayer.org/2024/06/17/the-discovery-of-oxygen-a-revolutionary-scientific-breakthroughoxygen-history-factschemistry/
Explore the groundbreaking discovery of oxygen by Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier in the 18th century. Learn how this pivotal moment in science transformed our understanding of chemistry, combustion, and respiration.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-the-first-animal-ever-found-that-doesnt-need-oxygen-to-survive
This discovery doesn't just change our understanding of how life can work here on Earth - it could also have implications for the search for extraterrestrial life. Life started to develop the ability to metabolize oxygen - that is, respirate - sometime over 1.45 billion years ago .

https://science21stcentury.org/10-greatest-scientific-discoveries-and-inventions-of-21st-century/
T. Rex Tissue. Paleontologists have discovered a partially fossilized and decomposing femur of a Tyrannosaurus rex which was believed to be 70 million years old already or a date closer to the biblical date of creation. Mary Higby Schweitzer of North Carolina State University and Montana State University found out flexible and transparent vessels.

https://scitechdaily.com/3x-improvement-revolutionary-catalyst-coating-technology-skyrockets-fuel-cell-performance-in-just-4-minutes/
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking catalyst coating technology for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that drastically enhances performance within just four minutes. The technology, which employs nanoscale praseodymium oxide catalysts, targets the oxygen reduction reaction at the air electrode, increasing the power output of SOFCs

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-scientists-document-propelling-oxygen-decline.html
In their study, titled "Cascading oxygen loss shorewards in the oceans—insights from the Cambrian SPICE event," published in One Earth, researchers found that a chain reaction involving