What is recorded here

This black commemorative plaque records: Sir Humphry Davy lived in this house, 1799‒1801, as superintendent of the Pneumatic Institution which was founded by Thomas Beddoes, M.D., and here carried out his researches in the nature of nitrous oxide gas, which led him to suggest a practical means of anaesthesia Recorded plaque organisation: Bristol Civic Society.

Sir Humphry Davy was a prominent British chemist and inventor who made significant contributions to the study of electricity and electrolysis, and discovered several chemical elements including sodium and potassium. His research on nitrous oxide (laughing gas) at the Pneumatic Institution pioneered its use as an anaesthetic in medical procedures.

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