Joseph Black was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was professor of Medicine at University of Glasgow (where he also served as lecturer in Chemistry). James Watt, who was appointed as philosophical instrument maker at the same university (1756). Watt consulted with Black on experiments with his steam engine. Watt and Black also collaborated in project to manufacture sodium hydroxide; however, Black was not known to have any business interest in the process, which did not enjoy commercial success. The chemistry buildings at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow are named after Black.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... seph_Black View • Books • Images • Videos • Search Related • Chemists • Scientists • Chemistry • Edinburgh • Enlightenment • Industrial Revolution • Medicine • Physicians • Science • Scotland • Steam Engine • Technology • Thermodynamics • 18th Century • People