Alchemists
Paracelsus was the man, who during the Renaissance, created what we consider modern chemistry. He laughed at all of the alchemists trying to turn stone into gold, while he discovered the true chemistry of nature.
China
joseph priestley
William Harvey
chemistry and men are both complicated
Alchemy WAS - but as new rules were discovered it either changed into chemistry OR it became "unscientific".
Wallace Carothers was doing pure chemistry when he discovered nylon. He was researching new synthetic fibers and his discovery of nylon revolutionized the textile industry.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) was founded in 1919 by chemists from industry and academia. It was established to advance the worldwide understanding and application of chemistry and to standardize the naming and notation of chemical compounds.
Henning Brand was a German alchemist who discovered the element phosphorus in 1669 by distilling human urine. His discovery was significant as it led to the identification of a new element and contributed to the development of chemistry.
She discovered radium & polonium alongside her husband.
Over the last 2500 to 3500 years.
It was discovered in 1884 by Svante August Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist. He won the Noble Prize in chemistry in 1903.