-
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avagadro was born into a nobel family of lawyers in Turin, Italy
-
Reasoned that gases were not formed of solitary atoms but were instead a compound molecules of two or more atoms. Equal volumes of equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.
-
Published his work on molecullar theory.
-
He got Married anc later had six children
-
He was appointed professor of mathematical physics at the university of Turin
-
In Turin, Italy at age 79
-
Avagodro only gain recognition for his work 50 years after his death!
