# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
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# Generated: 2026-08-31T19:35:16.010Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Joseph Black was born 16 April 1728 in Scotland and built his career between two cities. He taught anatomy and chemistry at the University of Glasgow for ten years starting in 1756, then moved to the University of Edinburgh in 1766 as professor of medicine and chemistry, holding the chair for more than three decades. His experimental work isolated magnesium, identified carbon dioxide as a distinct gas, and introduced the concepts of latent heat and specific heat — ideas that explained why ice melts at a constant temperature and why different materials warm at different rates. He died 6 December 1799, and both universities named their chemistry buildings after him.