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History of Scientific
Thought
Charboneau Learning Center Greenfield, MA Morning Pre-GED Class |
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The Father of Modern
Chemistry
"The Chemist that lost his head" |
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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Ranked #38
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1743 - 1794 France
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Historical Background Age of Enlightenment (Age of Reason?) The Revolution claimed his
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Important Biographical Facts Developed system for street lighting Paris He was
also a lawyer
Member of the Royal Academy of Science Helped hospitals and prisons Economist and Public Servant Served on the Kings Board of Taxation (That's why the Revolutionaries killed him on the guillotine) Invented plaster of Paris |
Important Scientific Accomplishments and Discoveries Discovered the role of oxygen in combustion (figured out fire) He gave oxygen its
name
Improved the
manufacture of gunpowder
Demonstrated the advantages of scientific
agriculture Helped establish the
metric system
Discovered what water was made of (it's a combination of hydrogen and oxygen) His early geological work helped explain the
cycles of animal and vegetable life, and also helped show how very old the
earth really is.
--Analysis and Synthesis of Air --Composition of Oxides and Acids --Composition of Water --Theory of Combustion --Respiration and Animal Heat --Permanence of Weight of Matter and Simple
Substances --Imponderable Nature of Heat and Its Role in Chemistry. |
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Profiler Name-Danielle M. Haskell
Date Done