Next time you open a can of pop, give a thought to the sprightly Englishman Joseph Priestley, the inventor of soda water — and also a political radical, religious heretic and scientific pioneer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 22—If You Go What: The Joseph Priestley House ghost tour When: Saturday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. Three time slots available ...

NORTHUMBERLAND — A quarter millennium later, the legacy of18th century writer and scientist Joseph Priestley lives on in central Pennsylvania, thanks in large part to a group of volunteers who work ...

NORTHUMBERLAND -- Joseph Priestley is best known for discovering oxygen, but the man who lived in Northumberland borough in the 1790s is also remembered for his ideas about religion and politics. This ...

NORTHUMBERLAND — The Joseph Priestley House may soon join the growing roster of historical and cultural institutions that have closed their operations in the face of a weakening economy. A ...

NORTHUMBERLAND — Throughout the year, the Joseph Priestley House brings history to life with its variety of events open to the public. The house was the residence of the famed 18th century scientist, ...

Although he has titled his absorbing book "The Invention of Air," Steven Johnson might have expropriated John O'Hara's "Sermons and Soda Water" for this fast-moving and concise account of the life of ...

BLOOMSBURG — If you want to learn more about “Gunpowder Joe” — Joseph Priestley, whose historic house still stands along the Susquehanna River — you’ll want to see the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s ...

Joseph Priestley was the English chemist who discovered oxygen, and you can learn about his work, his family and his connection to the American Revolution at his home in Northumberland, PA. Joseph ...

Joseph Priestley had a lot of unusual ideas. As a clergyman and philosopher in the late 18th century, his theological notions (he wrote that the Anglican Church, and its teachings, were a corruption ...

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