Biography of Henry Cavendish: English Physicist and Chemist

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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 
fem
ale
 
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.
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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.
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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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  1. Henry Cavendish By: Dr. G.Chitra Parvathy, Dept. Of History, T.D.M.N.S. College, T.Kallikulam.

  2. Henry Cavendish He was born on October 10, 1731, and died at age 78 on February 24, 1810.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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