Sir Humphry Davy (Life & Achievements)
Sir Humphry Davy (December 17, 1778–May 29, 1829) was a British chemist and inventor who was best known for his contributions to the discoveries of chlorine, iodine, and many other chemical substances. He also invented the Davy lamp, a lighting device that greatly improved safety for coal miners, and the carbon arc, an early version of the electric light.
KNOWN FOR: Scientific discoveries and inventions
BORN: December 17, 1778 in Penzance, Cornwall, England
PARENTS: Robert Davy, Grace Millet Davy
DIED: May 29, 1829 in Geneva, Switzerland
PUBLISHED WORKS: Researches, Chemical and Philosophical, Elements of Chemical Philosophy
AWARDS & HONORS: Knight and baronet
SPOUSE: Jane Apreece
NOTABLE QUOTE: "Nothing is so dangerous to the progress of the human mind than to assume that our views of science are ultimate, that there are no mysteries in nature, that our triumphs are complete and that there are no new worlds to conquer."
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