| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - No, Priestley is responsible for the artificial carbonation process, along with discovering oxygen (more on that, and the caveats, later) and eight other gases, including carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide (laughing gas).Born in 1733 in a small town near Leeds, Priestley was the eldest of six children born to Jonas Priestley, a dresser and finisher of cloth, and Mary, the daughter of a local far
|