Sir Humphry Davy Electricity Parking Experiment. Sir Humphry Davy, (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He is also remembered for isolating, by using electricity, several elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807 and descovery of calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron the following year, as well as for discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. Davy also studied the

How can a simple piece of metal gauze stop a flame? 🔥 It was this discovery that led to an invention that saved thousands of lives: the Davy lamp. Humphry Davy was born on this day in 1778. Among many achievements, he is remembered for inventing the field of electrochemistry and discovering several chemical elements. And for being an Ri superstar, of course! Do not try these demonstrations at home. | Royal Institution of Great Britain