James Price (chemist)
James Price (1752–1783) was an English chemist and alchemist who claimed to be able to turn mercury into silver or gold. When challenged to perform the conversion in front of credible witnesses for a second time, he instead committed suicide by drinking prussic acid.
Read more about James Price (chemist): Early Life, Work On Transmutation, Challenged By Other Fellows, Events Leading To Ingestion of Poison
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