Carl Wilhelm Scheele had a hand in the discovery of at least six elements and contributed to the early development of chemistry in numerous other ways. Bruce Gibb looks into Scheele's story and considers why he doesn't get the credit that he deserves.
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Gibb, B. Hard-luck Scheele. Nature Chem 7, 855–856 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2379
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