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Humphry Davy by Michael Carnes

8 th period. Humphry Davy by Michael Carnes. http://www.kjemi.uio.no/periodesystemet/vis.php?e=Ca&id=137. Major Accomplishments . Worked with electrolysis. Discovered magnesium, calcium, strontium and, barium. Invented the miner safety lamp. Invented the arc light. Knighted in 1812 .

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Humphry Davy by Michael Carnes

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  1. 8th period Humphry DavybyMichael Carnes http://www.kjemi.uio.no/periodesystemet/vis.php?e=Ca&id=137

  2. Major Accomplishments • Worked with electrolysis. • Discovered magnesium, calcium, strontium and, barium. • Invented the miner safety lamp. • Invented the arc light. • Knighted in 1812.

  3. Davy’s life Date of Birth: December 17, 1778 Date of Death: May 29, 1829 Studied: medicine, electrolysis, chemistry. Davy was a chemist and an inventor.

  4. References • Oakes, E. (2002). Davy, Sir Humphry. A to Z of Chemists. Science Online. Retrieved October 16, 2009 from Infohio. • Sir Humphry Davy. (1992). The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Retrieved October 19, 2009 from www.woodrow.org. • Sir Humphry Davy. (2000). The World Book encyclopedia of science, volume 8. Chicago: World Book

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