NORTHUMBERLAND — A quarter millennium later, the legacy of18th century writer and scientist Joseph Priestley lives on in central Pennsylvania, thanks in large part to a group of volunteers who work ...

Joseph Priestley was the English chemist who discovered oxygen, and you can learn about his work, his family and his connection to the American Revolution at his home in Northumberland, PA. Joseph ...

NORTHUMBERLAND — Joseph Priestley is perhaps the most well-known historic figure in Northumberland’s history. Friends of Joseph Priestley House President Colleen Epler-Ruths said Priestley’s legacy is ...

Although he has titled his absorbing book "The Invention of Air," Steven Johnson might have expropriated John O'Hara's "Sermons and Soda Water" for this fast-moving and concise account of the life of ...

THE recent issue of Isis (pp. 81-97) contains an important paper by Mr. W. Cameron Walker on “The Beginnings of the Scientific Career of Joseph Priestley”, disposing of the incorrect views expressed ...