Commemorative plaque 55991

This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Humphry Davy Bt MRI PRS (1778-1829) Apprentice apothecary to John Bingham Borlase in this building, 1795-1798. Progressed to the Medical Pneumatic Institution, Bristol, 1798 and to the Royal Institution, London, 1801. Davy established the nature of acids, identified 9 elements and invented the miner's safety lamp. National Chemical Landmark 17 September 2015 Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Society of Chemistry.

Sir Humphry Davy was a prominent British chemist and inventor who made significant contributions to the field of chemistry by identifying nine elements and establishing the nature of acids, and is also remembered for inventing the miner's safety lamp.