William Nicol
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 173 years ago |
| Movies/Shows | Sun Choke |
| Date of birth | January 1,1768 |
| Born | Humbie |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | September 2,1851 |
| Awards | Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| Education | The University of Edinburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Scottish | |
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| ID | 3208264 |
William Nicol Life story
William Nicol FRSE FCS was a Scottish geologist and physicist who invented the Nicol prism, the first device for obtaining plane-polarized light, in 1828.
