Mr. Chemist

Mr. Chemist

(Newton of Chemistry)

Syed Ibrahim

Preface

A self taught chemist and inventor, Davy became a leader in Lavoisier’s reformed chemistry movement of the late eighteenth century and a pioneer of electrochemistry. He discovered several new elements including magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium.

“The more we know, the more we feel our ignorance; the more we feel how much remains unknown” – Humphry Davy

The eldest of the five children of a wood carver have the genuine quality of a genius and entertained his friend with his poetry.

"Learning naturally is a true pleasure; how unfortunate then it is that in most schools it is made a pain."

• Humphry Davy

As a poet, over one hundred and sixty manuscript poems he did many of them were not published. Instead, he chose to share with his friends. He reflected his views on his career and his perception of certain aspects of human life.

When his father died young he left school at 16 and took a job as an apothecary’s apprentice to support the family but he never lost his love on learning he simply resolved teach himself.

At the age of 17 while writing verses in honor of his first love, he eagerly discussed the materiality

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Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

Tag der Veröffentlichung: 15.07.2020
ISBN: 978-3-7487-5001-7

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