Joseph Gay-Lussac
Evan Zabarsky
Event Information
Joseph Gay-Lussac Science exibit
Chemistry Seminar comming to Paris France in May 10th at the Paris science Building on Mainstreet.
When?
Wednesday, May 10, 1820, 09:00 AM
Where?
Paris, France
Bio Of Joseph - December 6, 1778 – May 9, 1850)
Gay-Lussac was born at Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat in the present-day department of Haute-Vienne.Joseph received his early education at the hands of the Catholic Abbey of Bourdeix. Later, in the care of the Abbot of Dumonteil he began his education in Paris.In 1802 – Gay-Lussac first formulated the law, Gay-Lussac's Law, stating that if the mass and volume of a gas are held constant then gas pressure increases linearly as the temperature rises.
Interesting facts about Joseph
In 1808 Joseph was the co-discoverer of boron,also in 1811 – He recognized iodine as a new element, described its properties, and suggested the name iode. In 1821, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, also In Paris, a street and a hotel near the Sorbonne are named after him as are a square and a street in his birthplace.
Work Cited
Joseph Gay-lussac Photo my unknown author ,public domain
"Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 02 Sept. 2014. Web. 11 Feb. 2014