Charles Thilorier was a scientist who gave the earliest description of solid carbon dioxide. In 1834 he opened a pressurized container of liquid carbon dioxide, only to find that the cooling produced by the rapid evaporation of the liquid yielded a "snow" of solid CO2. The physicist Albert Einstein is probably historys most widely recognized scientist. ... Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas comprised of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...