CHEMISTRY 
NEWS & DISCOVERIES

In the year 1774, two visionary chemists, Joseph Priestley of England and Carl Wilhelm Scheele of Sweden, independently unlocked a fundamental secret of nature: the existence of oxygen gas. Their groundbreaking discoveries paved the way for a deeper understanding of combustion, respiration, and the very nature of air itself.

In 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev revolutionized chemistry by organizing elements into the Periodic Table based on atomic mass and properties, predicting the existence and properties of undiscovered elements.

In 1897, physicist J.J. Thomson identified the electron, a groundbreaking discovery that revolutionized our understanding of atomic structure and electricity.t.

In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick proposed the double helix structure of DNA, marking a milestone in genetics and molecular biology.

In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic properties of penicillin, revolutionizing medicine and paving the way for modern antibiotics.

In 1932, James Chadwick discovered the neutron, an uncharged particle within the atomic nucleus, expanding our understanding of atomic structure.