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An entertaining, accessible biography of Humphry Davy, professional scientist, inventor, and poet.

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'... absorbing and so beautifully written ... it is indeed rare to encounter a text that at one and the same time represents a major piece of scholarship and yet is notably accessible, illuminating and entertaining.' Dr B. Dixon, New Scientist

'I highly recommend this book. Knight has vividly depicted the life and times of the greatest creative scientist in Regency Britain along with the development of science and its institutions during this crucial historical period.' George B. Kauffman, Chemistry and Industry

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In this entertaining biography David Knight introduces us to Humphry Davy, one of the first professional scientists. Best remembered for his safety lamp, he taught Faraday chemistry, but is also recognized for his poetry and was friends with Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. This book illuminates science and its institutions in Regency Britain.

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