Humphry Davy: Science and Power
In this illuminating and entertaining biography David Knight draws upon Humphry Davy's poetry, notebooks and informal writings to introduce us to one of the first professional scientists. Davy is best remembered for his work on laughing gas, for the arc lamp, for isolating sodium and potassium, for his theory that chemical affinity is electrical and, of course, for his safety lamp. His lectures on science made the fortunes of the Royal Institution in London, and he taught chemistry to the...
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An entertaining, accessible biography of Humphry Davy, professional scientist, inventor, and poet.
PrefaceAcknowledgements1Beginning: the Meaning of Life12Growing Up133Clifton264The Bright Day425Electric Affinity576Forces, Powers and Chemistry737A Chemical Honeymoon, in France898The Safety Lamp1059A Son in Science: Davy and Faraday12110President13911Salmonia15412Consolations168Notes185Select Bibliography207Index211
