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Humphry Davy

Humphry Davy. By: Hayden Tanner April 8, 2011. Table of contents. Slide 1- Important dates Slide 2- Child hood Slide 3- Inventions/discoveries Slide 4- Life Slide 5- Close death situations Slide 6- Today Slide 7- pictures Slide 8- Work sited page. Important dates.

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Humphry Davy

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  1. Humphry Davy By: Hayden Tanner April 8, 2011

  2. Table of contents Slide 1- Important dates Slide 2- Child hood Slide 3- Inventions/discoveries Slide 4- Life Slide 5- Close death situations Slide 6- Today Slide 7- pictures Slide 8- Work sited page

  3. Important dates • Born 12-17-1778 • died in 5-29-1829 • He was knighted in 1812 • Discovered laughing gas in 1815

  4. Child hood • He went to school at Truro Grammer School • He had one brother three sisters • His Dad died when he was sixteen • Grew up poor

  5. Inventions/discoveries Inventions • Miners hat • arc lamp Discoveries • boron • Calcium • sodium • barium • potassium • magnesium

  6. Close Death experiences • He had a heart attack • Got ill from to much gas inhalation • to much inhalation of hydrogen gas

  7. Today • He has discovered major import elements • And laughing gas is used in a variety of different ways

  8. pictures Humphry Davy Humphrey Davy With his arc lamp Humphrys fly fishing book

  9. Work sited page http://skyingblogger.com/10-great-scientist-diedinjuried-seriously-in-experiment/ http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/sir_humphrey_davy_quotes.html http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2957336A/Sir_Humphry_Davy

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