Biography of Henry Cavendish: English Physicist and Chemist
Henry Cavendish, born on October 10, 1731, in France, was a renowned English physicist and chemist known for his experiments on hydrogen and the discovery of helium. Despite his shy and reclusive nature, Cavendish made significant contributions to science, including the Cavendish experiment measuring gravity and the discovery of helium. His legacy is honored with awards and a laboratory at the University of Cambridge.
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Henry Cavendish By: Dr. G.Chitra Parvathy, Dept. Of History, T.D.M.N.S. College, T.Kallikulam.
Henry Cavendish He was born on October 10, 1731, and died at age 78 on February 24, 1810.
Information About Henry Cavendish Ethnicity: Henry Cavendish was of British descent. Personal life Henry Cavendish was born on October 10, 1731 in Nice, France where his family was living at the time. His mother was Lady Anne Grey, daughter of Henry Grey, First Duke of Kent and his father was Lord Charles Cavendish, son of William Cavendish, Second Duke of Devonshire. Cavendish was an English physicist and chemist who conducted experiments on the nature and properties of hydrogen, and also discovered helium. At age 11, Cavendish entered Peter Newcome's School in Hackney as a student. Now at the age of 18 he entered the University of Cambridge in St. Peter's College, now known as Peterhouse, but left four years later on February 23, 1753 without graduating.
More about Henry Cavendish Cavendish was silent and shy, and was viewed as somewhat weird by many people. He only communicated with his female servants by notes. Cavendish was so terribly shy that he made a back entrance into his house to avoid his female maids. In addition to his achievements in chemistry, Cavendish is also known for the Cavendish experiment, the first person to measure the force of gravity between masses. Henry Cavendish s greatest contribution to the scientific community was his greatest accomplishment, which was that he discovered Helium.
Awards The University of Cambridge created a Laboratory in honor of Henry Cavendish donated by one of his later relatives, William Cavendish, Seventh Duke of Devonshire. Henry Cavendish s instrument that he used to create Helium in a controlled environment.
