Makers Birthdays: Joseph Priestley
Today is the birthday of Joseph Priestley, the 18th century scientist, teacher, and political wonk who had a tremendous impact on the worlds of science and politics. He is credited with the discovery of oxygen (isolating it in its gaseous state).
Priestley has been the subject of two "recent" books, The Lunar Men (actually five years old), by J...
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