Davy, Sir Humphry (1778-1829), English chemist, a pioneer of electrochemistry. He discovered nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and the elements sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium. He also identified and named the element chlorine, determined the properties of iodine, and demonstrated that diamond was a form of carbon. In 1815 he invented the miner's safety lamp.
戴维, 汉弗莱爵士（1778-1829, 英国化学家, 电子化学先驱, 发现了氧化亚氮, 即笑气, 以及钠、钾、镁、 钙、锶和钡等元素, 还确定并命名了氯元素, 确定了碘的性质, 并说明了钻石是碳的一种同素异形体, 1815年发明了矿工安全灯）。