Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet PRS MRIA FGS (17 December 1778 – 29 Mey 1829) wis a Cornish chemist an inventor,[1] wha is best remembered the day for his discoveries o several alkali an alkaline yird metals, as well as contreibutions tae the discoveries o the elemental naiture o chlorine an iodine.
Sir Humphry Davy | |
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Born | 17 December 1778 Penzance, Cornwall, Ingland |
Died | 29 Mey 1829 Geneva, Swisserland | (aged 50)
Naitionality | Breetish |
Kent for | Electrolysis, aluminium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, barium, boron, Davy lamp |
Awairds | Copley Medal (1805) Rumford Medal (1816) Royal Medal (1827) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Ryal Society, Ryal Institution |
Influenced | Michael Faraday, William Thomson |