Humphry Davy British chemist and inventor late th century Obverse of the Royal Society Davy medal nstituted in and awarded annually for an outstanding recent discovery in chemistry As well as a bronze medal the winner receives Davy discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas nitrous oxide In he was appointed lecturer at the Royal Institution where he investigated with his assistant Michael Faraday his theory of volcanic action Using electrolysis Davy isolated the metals barium calcium magnesium potassium sodium and strontium as well as proving that chlorine was a chemical element He is probably best known for his invention in of the miners safety lamp which enabled deeper more gaseous seams to be mined without risk of explosion

Figurative Art

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This genre of art involves a realistic depiction of living as well as inanimate objects. Artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell, and Banksy are renowned for giving a platform to cultural commentary and human experiences through their art.