This man was a member of both the Royal Society and the Royal Irish Academy, and some of his works were main resources for knowledge in chemistry during his time.
This man was a member of both the Royal Society and the Royal Irish Academy, and some of his works were main resources for knowledge in chemistry during his time. He invented a namesake lamp for miners, which contained a candle but would not explode in the presence of methane and other gases. He isolated the elements Sodium and Potassium from potash, which many thought to be an element itself. He also pioneered the field of electrolysis, which led to the discovery of many of the alkali and alkaline earth metals. FTP, name this British chemist and teacher of Michael Faraday.          |
This man was a member of both the Royal Society and the Royal Irish Academy, and some of his works were main resources for knowledge in chemistry during his time.
Humphry {Davy}