- Carbonated water — 2023-10-09 23:52:55
…rtificially **carbonate water** 1767. Often called **Soda water**. == Oxygen 1774 == In 1767, English chemist Joseph Priestly (who went on to isolate oxygen) was the first to artificially carbonate water by hanging a filled vessel over a ferment…
…This gas was then infused into agitated water, inducing a reaction and effervescence. == To the World == Even though Priestly didn’t try to market the process commercially he did give the method and ingredients to [[Australia | Captain James C…
…paper would however capture the eye of a young German watchmaker in Geneva, **Switzerland**, who would ultimately bring Priestly’s science to the masses. His name was **Johann Jacob Schweppe**. After further experimentation, Schweppe was able t…