Anthony Carlisle
English scientist
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discovery of electrolysis
- In electromagnetism: Development of the battery
English scientists, William Nicholson and Anthony Carlisle, used a chemical battery to discover electrolysis (the process in which an electric current produces a chemical reaction) and initiate the science of electrochemistry. In their experiment the two employed a voltaic pile to liberate hydrogen and oxygen from water. They attached each…
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