Carl Wilhelm Scheele
He independently discovered oxygen and identified several other chemical elements.
Quotes by Carl Wilhelm Scheele
In politics, alliances form like precipitates.
The soul finds peace in chemical harmony.
Last words: Continue the work; truth awaits.
Molybdic acid reveals the veins of the earth.
Art imitates nature, chemistry reveals it.
A witty observation: Chemists are alchemists without the gold.
Personal truth: Solitude breeds innovation.
Fluorine eludes capture, like elusive wisdom.
In science, every question answered births ten more.
The joy of discovery outweighs the pain of toil.
Prussic acid whispers death's secret.
Humor in the lab: Why do chemists like nitrates? They're cheaper than day rates!
Life's meaning: To uncover what is hidden.
It is not the quantity of the experiments, but the quality of the observations that matters.
The air consists of two different elastic fluids, one of which is absorbed by burning substances, and the other not.
This air, which is so necessary for fire, I call 'fire air'.
The other elastic fluid, which remains after the absorption of the fire air, I call 'foul air'.
I have found that the air, which is so necessary for the support of fire, is a particular kind of elastic fluid, different from that which remains after combustion.
The most important thing is to observe carefully and to describe accurately what one sees.
I have discovered a new acid, which I call 'lactic acid'.