The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy /

Managing Temperature Effects in Nanoscale Adaptive Systems

“…In 1600 CE, William Gilbert (who coined the latin term ‗Electricus', which later became electricity) described how increasing temperature reduced the attraction between oppositely charged objects [8]. In 1821 CE, Sir Humphry Davy presented to the Royal Society of London the results of an experiment in which [9] -the conducting power of metallic bodies varied with the temperature, and was lower, in some inverse ratio, as the temperature was higher.‖ This has come to be known as the normal temperature dependence of a material, and is discussed in detail in Chapter 2.…”

The oldest evidence of painted furniture from Sweden – The 12th century chair from Suntak

“…The first scientist to apply scientific methods to pigment identification was Sir Humphrey Davy who, in the first part of the 19th century, used wet chemical analysis to identify the paints from the walls of ancient ruins and artefacts from Pompeii (Davy, 1840). Today several different analytical techniques, such as various microscopic, spectroscopic (X-ray, infrared, Raman, UV, etc.)…”

Humphry Davy

“…He traveled to Cornwall, met with Davy, and persuaded him to leave his apprenticeship and assume leadership of the nascent Bristol Pneumatic Institute. 5 Davy, not having completed so much as a secondary school education, was 19 …”

“…18 Davy quickly established the origins of the explosions and after making a detailed study of their ignition temperatures, realized that an oilbased lamp could safely be used if enclosed in a wire mesh heat exchanger. 19 The Davy Lamp was used well into the 20th century and is credited with saving the lives of countless miners. Davy refused to patent his invention, calling it his gift to humanity.…”