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Joseph Black (1728–1799) was a Scottish chemist and physician, widely regarded as one of the founding figures of modern chemistry.
He is best known for his discoveries of carbon dioxide (CO₂), which he referred to as “fixed air,” and for pioneering work in thermodynamics, particularly the concepts of latent heat and specific heat.
Born: 16 April 1728 in Bordeaux, France.
Died: 6 December 1799 in Edinburgh, UK.
Scottish Physicist and Chemist.
Discoverer of Magnesium and Latent Heat.
Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at the University of Glasgow.
Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh.
President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1788 to 1790.