On the Safety Lamp for Preventing Explosions in Mines, Houses Lighted by Gas, Spirit Warehouses, or Magazines in Ships, etc. - Davy, Humphry

Self-taught chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) is best known for devising a lamp which allowed miners to work safely in the presence of flammable gases. The invention, which is detailed in this 1825 publication, earned Davy the status of national hero.