Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, was a British chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He is also remembered for isolating, by using electricity, several elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron the following year, as well as for discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. Davy also studied the forces involved in these separations, inventing the new field of electrochemistry. Davy is also credited with discovering clathrate hydrates.
Researches Chemical and Philosophical; Chiefly concerning nitrous oxide or dephlogisticated nitrous air and its respiration
Uncover the mysteries of a remarkable gas and its surprising effects on life, as a scientist challenges existing knowledge through careful experimentation.
By Humphry Davy
Consolations in Travel; or, the Last Days of a Philosopher
In the face of life's fleeting nature, a philosopher and his friends ponder the mysteries of existence, faith, and the rise and fall of civilizations.
By Humphry Davy
Salmonia; Or, Days of Fly Fishing In a series of conversations. With some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo
Four friends debate fishing ethics while exploring nature, revealing the surprising depths of both the sport and the souls who practice it.
By Humphry Davy