Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was a celebrated chemist and inventor. ... Davy discovered the elements sodium, potassium and calcium, and he was the first person to isolate magnesium, ...

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Now, for the very first time, the public will be able to see Davy’s notes made 200 years ago while he discovered elements that changed our understanding of science as we know it.

Humphy Davy is one of the most renowned chemists of all time. A pioneer in using electricity to drive chemical reactions, he – for the first time – isolated the elements potassium, sodium, calcium, ...

Professor Brian Cox follows in the footsteps of 19th Century chemist Humphry Davy, recreating one of his explosive experiments that he used to impress the crowds at the Royal Institution.

Best known in our region for his invention of the "Davy Lamp", a safety lamp used by coal miners, Sir Humphry Davy also discovered several chemical elements including sodium, calcium, magnesium ...

Abstract: In this talk, Professor Sharon Ruston will explore notebooks kept by Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), the foremost British chemist of the early nineteenth century and a President of the Royal ...

Born in Penzance on December 17, 1778, Humphry Davy apprenticed to an apothecary surgeon before moving to Bristol to study science when he was 19 years old, and then becoming a lecturer in ...