Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, PRS, MRIA, FGS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor from Cornwall 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 …

Sir Humphry Davy, 1.Baronet (mitunter falsch „Humphrey“ geschrieben; * 17.Dezember 1778 in Penzance, Cornwall, England; † 29. Mai 1829 in Genf) war ein englischer Chemiker und ist unter anderem bekannt für die Entdeckung der schmerzlindernden Wirkung von Lachgas.Von 1802 bis 1812 wirkte er als Professor für Chemie an der Royal Institution in London.

The Davy lamp is a safety lamp for use in flammable atmospheres, invented in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. It consists of a wick lamp with the flame enclosed inside a mesh screen. It was created for use in coal mines, to reduce the danger of explosions due to the presence of methane and other flammable gases, called firedamp or minedamp

The Royal Medal, also known as The Queen's Medal and The King's Medal (depending on the gender of the monarch at the time of the award), is a silver-gilt medal, of which three are awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences", done …

Michael Faraday FRS (/ ˈ f ær ə d eɪ,-d i /; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.. Although Faraday received little formal education, he was one of the most …

Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (German: ; 30 March 1811 – 16 August 1899) was a German chemist.He investigated emission spectra of heated elements, and discovered caesium (in 1860) and rubidium (in 1861) with the physicist Gustav Kirchhoff. The Bunsen–Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after Bunsen and Kirchhoff. [citation needed]Bunsen also developed …

It was a successful debut season as he captured his first county championship medal following a 3–14 to 1–11 defeat of Clarecastle. In 1992 Sixmilebridge were back in the championship decider. A narrow 1–11 to 1–10 defeat of Éire Óg gave victory to "the Bridge" and gave Fitzgerald a second county championship medal.

Michael Faraday (Newington, 22 septembre 1791 - Hampton Court, 25 août 1867) est un physicien et chimiste britannique, connu pour ses travaux fondamentaux dans le domaine de l'électromagnétisme, l'électrochimie, l'induction électromagnétique, le diamagnétisme et l'électrolyse.Il donne son nom à de multiples lois et phénomènes dans ces domaines, …

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Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, he is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and …