Chemistry In The 1800's

“After having made a few preparatory experiments, he concluded with a panegyric upon modern chemistry, the terms of which I shall never forget: ‘The ancient teachers of this science,’ said he, ‘promised impossibilities and performed nothing. The modern masters promise very little; they know that metals cannot be transmuted and that the elixir of life is a chimera but these philosophers, whose hands seem

Ernest Rutherford is famous for many things. One of the most important discoveries he made was that of alpha and beta radiation. He began studying the radiation given off by uranium and noticed there were two different types. He called them Alpha and

The modern synthesis is the explanation for the evolution of continuously varying traits that combines the theory and empirical evidence of both Mendelian genetics and Darwinism (Boyd and Silk 2015: glossary A9). Science in the 1800’s had made some fantastic new discoveries. A man named Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel. Darwin managed to figure out how natural selection works and why species tend to change over time. Darwin’s theory of the three postulates helped explain how species change. Mendel on the other hand was a scientist that studied plants and while studying plants had figured out how inheritance works. When Mendel figured out how inheritance works on pea plants the same process could work on how humans were evolved.

Earnest Rutherford was responsible for an astonishing series of discoveries in the fields of radioactivity and nuclear physics.

In 1926, he decided to travel far out to England to obtain his Graduate Degree in physics. By the time Oppenheimer arrived in England, Einstein made the world of physics explode with his newly found formula, enticing the studies more for Julius. After his studies were over he applied for a position at Cambridge University in the Cavendish Laboratory. His profession was now directed by Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Rutherford. Ernest Rutherford received the Nobel Prize because of his genius discovery of the nucleus in an atom. When he started his career here he was to work under J.J Thompson, a British physicist who discovered the negatively charged

Atomic energy re-invigorated technological and scientific purpose of the early 20th century. Augmenting knowledge through scientific inquiry motivated researchers and academics to collaborate in labs and conferences in developing an emerging field. As discoveries dotted the path to scientific self-indulgence, the purported results of the research which was often purely coincidental, was promoted as yielding untold benefits to society. Medicine would be radically transformed and the scarcity of energy to fuel engines of economic growth would be a thing of the past (De Groot, Steg & Poortinga, 2013). The marvels of the atomic age, it seemed, would become the Holy Grail that would breathe renewed life to human progress.

From 1890 to 1894 Ernest attended the university of New Zealand. In 1895, at the age of 23 Ernest left New Zealand university with three degrees. He was already established as a outstanding experimental researcher. In 1895, Ernest Rutherford attended the university of Cambridge's cavendish laboratory in London. Ernest was the first research student at Cambridge. Ernest Rutherford's first experiment at Cavendish laboratory was a easier and simpler way of detecting radio waves. Ernest Rutherford made a vast discovery with uranium. He discovered that if u place uranium near foil, there was one type of radiation being easily soaked up or blocked. While a different type had no trouble penetrating the same foil. He named theses radiations alpha (having the same nucleus as a helium atom) and beta.

Antoine Lavoisier was born to a wealthy family on August 26, 1743. His father was Jean-Antoine Lavoisier, who worked in the Paris Parliament as a lawyer. His mother was Emilie Punctis, who was from a wealthy family that owned a butchery business. Antoine pursued a degree in law in accordance with his family’s wishes, despite his personal desire to study science. During this time Antoine studied science along with his law studies. In 1764, Antoine obtained his license to practice law. He also published a scientific paper which started his scientific career. His career as a scientist contributed many lasting concepts such as the law of conservation of mass, determining that oxygen is an element, and the application of the metric system.

Henry Moseley a boy who was born into the city Weymouth.  He grew up in a family who worked in the “Scientific”  related field or a family of scientist. Just in elementary school he won a scholarship to Eton College. After begin at Etons and working on physics he thought to himself this is too easy, so he decided to work on the subject alone. At just the age 18 he became successful and won physics and chemistry prizes. He soon went to a University that was named Oxford. During this time he got disappointed, he was sick with hay fever during his final exams, which caused him to get second class honors and he wasn’t expecting that. Henry soon moved to University of Manchester to connect with Ernest Rutherford’s research group. Ernest took up interest in Henry after hearing good things about him from professors at Oxford. They were so different Rutherford talked

Ernest was awarded again but this time he was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Science Scholarship in 1894.That enabling him to go to a College name Trinity. He was a research student at Cavendish Laboratory under J.J Thomson. In 1897 Rutherford awarded with the Bachelor of Arts research degree and with the Coutts-Trotter Studentship of Trinity College. He left for Canada to take up the post of Macdonald Chair of Physics at Mcgill University. Rutherford had went back to England in 1907 to become Langworthy Professor of Physics in the University of Manchester.

Antoine Laviosier was a French nobleman who worked in both biology and chemistry, but was most famous for his work in chemistry, hence the title “Father of Modern Chemistry”. Laviosier was born on August 26th, 1743 in Paris France. He was born into an affluent family, his father being a Parliamentary counsel, and his mother being the daughter of a wealthy attorney. He attended the Collège Mazarin, where he studied chemistry, mathematics, astronomy, and botany. He married Marie-Anne-Pierette Paulze in 1771, a marriage which was largely successful. His wife became a huge help to him, and took great interest in his work. She even learned English and Latin in order to translate various works about phlogiston into French for him. During the 50 years of his life, he made an enormous amount of achievements both in his scientific investigations and his public services. However, during the Reign

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier was born and raised in Paris, France. Lavoisier lived during the era of the chemical revolution that occurred in the 18th century. One of Lavoisier’s most known contribution to the world of science was changing chemistry from a qualitative to a quantitative science. Another important contribution Lavoisier made was his ideas about the conservation of mass. Lavoisier also gave oxygen, hydrogen and carbon their names.

The program, The Mystery of Matter: Out of Thin Air, introduces us to Joseph Priestley, Antoine Lavoisier, and Humphrey Davy. All who are great thinkers who pursue and revolutionize the field of chemistry. Perhaps it all began will Joseph Black’s discovery of “fixed air,” or what we know today as carbon dioxide. The discovery led to the conclusion that there is more than one type of gas. More importantly, it introduced gases as a whole new side of matter to be explored.

Nowadays, we all know that the development of education is very fast. It can be proved by so many new things created by the combination of education, especially in science. Long time ago, in New Zealand, there was a man called “The Father of The Nuclear Age” who became the main figure in radioactivity and nuclear physics. His name is Ernest Rutherford. Born as the second son and the fourth of twelve children in his family in New Zealand, on 30th August 1871, Ernest Rutherford grew up by believing that education can be a tool to make a big change in the world. During his studies, he got so many awards because of his efforts developing the modern education of physic and chemistry. For instance, he got the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and a Baronetcy both in 1908 and 1931. He also did some experiments to developing the atom theory for several years. Finally, Ernest Rutherford results from all of his experiment now used in the physic and chemistry education. In addition, to regard him, his picture appeared in the $100 New Zealand Dollar. He is a very important person behind the development of modern science and will be remembered for a long time because of his effort to discovering the theory of radioactivity, found the segment direction from his radioactivity experiment, and dissecting the atom.

Prior to the research of JJ Thomson and Ernest Rutherford a theory pertaining to atoms and a model was already created. A scientist named John Dalton performed experiments using chemicals that showed elementary particles that were later discovered to be atoms. Which led to the creation of his theory that everything is made of atoms and that atoms were the smallest form of matter. This was investigated overtime as scientists investigated elements and connected between the two. The discoveries found led to technological methods which were inventions created to find information about atoms that both JJ Thompson and Ernest Rutherford later used to prove and disprove their theories. The most important invention being the cathode ray tube which show rays were traveling in straight lines and an electric charge that passed from the tube to the wires demonstrated by the glow on the walls of the tube. This information became the basis for both JJ Thomson and Ernest