William Nicol (geologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Nicol (geologist)

Scottish geologist and physicist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1770

Place of Birth: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1851

Profession: physicist, geologist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dr William Nicol FRSE FCS (18 April 1770 – 2 September 1851) was a Scottish geologist and physicist who invented the Nicol prism, the first device for obtaining plane-polarized light, in 1828.