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Sir Humphry Davy: Boundless Chemist, Physicist, Poet and Man of Action
Author(s) -
Thomas Sir John Meurig,
Edwards Peter P.,
Kuznetsov Vladimir L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200700686
Subject(s) - philosophy , polymer science , art history , cornish , statement (logic) , chemistry , art , action (physics) , literature , epistemology , physics , linguistics , quantum mechanics
The years 2007 and 2008 mark the bi‐centenary of two brilliant discoveries by Sir Humphry Davy: the isolation of sodium and potassium (1807) and the subsequent first observation (1808) of the beautiful blue and bronze colours now known to be characteristic of the solvated electron 1 in potassium–ammonia systems. In celebration of these dazzling discoveries, we reflect on Davy’s many extraodinary contributions to science, technology and poetry. Humphry Davy, a truly great man, of Cornish spirit, brought immeasurable benefits to humankind.