1770 - 1851
William Nicol (inventor) Scottish Scientist
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Nicol
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1769
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| Birthplace |
Humbie, East Lothian
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| Died |
1851
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Dr William Nicol FRSE FCS (18 April 1770 – 2 September 1851) was a Scottish geologist and physicist who invented the Nicol prism, the first device for obtaining plane-polarized light, in 1828.
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