Henry+Cavendish-1785

Henry Cavendish was born on October 10, 1731 in Nice, France. He lived to be 79 when he died on February 24, 1810. His grandfather was the Duke of Kent and his father was Lord Charles Canvendish. This guy came from important people. He attented the University of Cambridge but did not end up graduating. He was also a creep. He would only speak to his female servants through notes and had no friends outside of his family. You have to feel bad for the guy. Because of his solitude, much of his work was never published and made known to other scientists.

Canvendish is considered to be one of the so-called pneumatic chemists. By combining metals with strong acids, Cavendish made hydrogen (H2) gas. Cavendish observed that hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water. This gave way to the understanding of elements and how they form. It also made our most important molecule, water, known as to the elements that compose it. This relates to atoms because these elements are composed of atoms and these atoms compose water. So basically, Cavendish gave the world understanding of what elements compose water.