Download or read book Humphry Davy written by David Knight and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, accessible biography of Humphry Davy, professional scientist, inventor, and poet.
Download or read book The Experimental Self written by Jan Golinski and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did it mean to be a scientist before the profession itself existed? Jan Golinski finds an answer in the remarkable career of Humphry Davy, the foremost chemist of his day and one of the most distinguished British men of science of the nineteenth century. Originally a country boy from a modest background, Davy was propelled by his scientific accomplishments to a knighthood and the presidency of the Royal Society. An enigmatic figure to his contemporaries, Davy has continued to elude the efforts of biographers to classify him: poet, friend to Coleridge and Wordsworth, author of travel narratives and a book on fishing, chemist and inventor of the miners’ safety lamp. What are we to make of such a man? In The Experimental Self, Golinski argues that Davy’s life is best understood as a prolonged process of self-experimentation. He follows Davy from his youthful enthusiasm for physiological experiment through his self-fashioning as a man of science in a period when the path to a scientific career was not as well-trodden as it is today. What emerges is a portrait of Davy as a creative fashioner of his own identity through a lifelong series of experiments in selfhood.
Download or read book Researches Chemical and Philosophical written by Sir Humphry Davy and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Davy discovered the anaesthetic properties of nitrous oxide and suggested its use during surgical operations ..."--Garrison-Morton.
Download or read book The Life of Sir Humphry Davy written by John Ayrton Paris and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humphry Davy written by Raymond Lamont-Brown and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2004-05-13 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Penzance in 1778, Humphry Davy's scientific reputation grew with his pioneering discoveries of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), sodium, calcium and the invention of the miners' Davy lamp.
Download or read book The Mercurial Chemist written by Anne Treneer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1963. Humphry Davy, knighted by the Prince Regent in 1812 for his contributions to science, and later created baronet for his invention of the miners’ safety lamp, was among the foremost European chemists in the early nineteenth century. Anne Treneer tells in full the story of Humphry Davy’s life. From letters, journals and memoirs of the time, Davy and his contemporaries come to life. This title will be of great interest to scientists and historians.
Download or read book The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy etc written by Humphry Davy and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy Bart Ll D Volume 2 written by Sir Humphry Davy and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 by Sir Humphry Davy: This biography provides an in-depth exploration of the life and achievements of Sir Humphry Davy, a prominent British chemist and inventor. Sir Humphry Davy's discoveries and innovations in the field of chemistry revolutionized scientific understanding and laid the groundwork for future advancements. Key Aspects of the Book "The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2": Scientific Contributions: The biography delves into Davy's groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the field of chemistry, highlighting their impact on scientific progress and their enduring significance. Personal and Professional Life: The book explores Davy's personal journey, his relationships, and the challenges he faced as he pursued his scientific passions and sought recognition for his work. Legacy and Influence: The biography examines Davy's lasting impact on the scientific community and his contributions to the development of chemistry as a discipline. Sir Humphry Davy was a British chemist and inventor born in 1778. He is best known for his discoveries of several chemical elements and his groundbreaking experiments with electricity. Davy's work laid the foundation for modern electrochemistry and influenced future scientists, including Michael Faraday. "The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2" offers a comprehensive exploration of Davy's life and his significant contributions to the field of chemistry.
Download or read book The Life of Sir Humphry Davy written by John Ayrton Paris and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the life of sir Humphry Davy written by John Davy and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humphry Davy and the Safety Lamp written by Rupert Sargent Holland and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humphrey Davy, according to his contemporaries, could have chosen any one of several roads to fame. Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of him, “Had not Davy been the first chemist, he probably would have been the first poet of his age.” Among many activities he invented the safety-lamp, the object of which was to protect miners from the perils of exploding fire-damp. George Stephenson invented a similar device at about the same time, or a little earlier, but Davy’s lamp was the one most generally adopted, and his claim as inventor is commonly recognized, while Stephenson’s fame is secure with the perfection of the steam-locomotive and the railroad.
Download or read book Humphry Davy written by Thomas Edward Thorpe and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy Early miscellaneous papers written by Sir Humphry Davy and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Consolations in Travel Or The Last Days of a Philosopher written by Davy and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elements of Agricultural Chemistry written by Sir Humphry Davy and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy written by John Davy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1836 memoir of Humphry Davy (1778-1829) by his brother makes extensive use of Davy's personal and professional papers.
Download or read book Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy Bart written by John Davy and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
