The Greatest Discovery

There was once a prodigious scientist, a President of the Royal Society who was  created a baronet  and who, in the year 1808, discovered  five elements including calcium and boron.

He created the first incandescent light, discovered the properties of nitrous oxide, invented electrochemistry, was friends with Coleridge and Southey, wrote over 160 poems and painted pictures.

Late in his life he was asked what his greatest discovery was and he replied: “Michael Faraday.”


Moral: Quality recognises Quality


David Manners

David Manners

David Manners has more than forty-years experience writing about the electronics industry, its major trends and leading players. As well as writing business, components and research news, he is the author of the site's most popular blog, Mannerisms. This features series of posts such as Fables, Markets, Shenanigans, and Memory Lanes, across a wide range of topics.

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  1. Spot on zeitghost, Davy it was

  2. Sir Humphrey Davy.

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