In 1799, he experimented with nitrous oxide and was astonished at how it made him laugh. He nicknamed it "laughing gas" and wrote about its potential as an anaesthetic to relieve pain during surgery. Davy was a baronet, President of the Royal Society (PRS), Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA), a founder member and Fellow of the Geological Society of London, and a member of the American Philosophical Society. Berzelius called Davy's 1806 Bakerian Lecture "On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity" "one of the best memoirs which has ever enriched the theory of chemistry."
关键事实
- Born: December 17, 1778 in Penzance, Cornwall, England
- 逝世: 1829
- 领域: Technology
遗产与影响
The influence of Humphry Davy extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped technology and how we live, and his inventions and technological breakthroughs remain foundational to this day.
Though he passed away in 1829, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.
Humphry Davy至今仍是England诞生的最受赞誉的头脑之一,是该地区丰厚思想遗产的明证。
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