# William Nicol

> William Nicol FRSE FCS was a Scottish geologist and physicist who invented the Nicol prism, the first device for obtaining plane-polarized light, in 1828.

*Scottish geologist and physicist (1770-1851)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1770-04-18
- **Died:** 1851-09-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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