Sir Humphry Davy
Person Male Born 1778 Died 1829
Chemist. Born Penzance. Wrote "Researches, Chemical and Philosophical". Discovered potassium, sodium, barium, strontium, etc. Invented the safety lamp for coal miners.
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Westminster Literary Scientific and Mechanics' Institution
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