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The beginning
Sir Humphry Davy was born in Penzance, Cornwall. -
Enrolled into Bristol
He went to school at Bristol to study science. -
making discoveries
He was able to isolate potassium and sodium with the help of a battery. -
Making a name
He was considered one of Britains leading scientists. -
Road trip
He set off on a two year trip to Europe. -
miner requests
Miners reached out to Humphry about redesigning the head-lamp. -
Almost at the top
He was made a baronet which is the lowest in the British order. -
At the top now
He was finally made president of the royal society. -
Sickness is here
His health started to fail him so he had to resign from the Royal Society. -
The end of the line
he finally pasted away from being partly paralyzed from a stroke. He
died at the age of 50 in Geneva, Switzerland.
