Henry Cavendish was an English physicist and chemist born in 1731 in Nice, France. He conducted experiments on the nature and properties of hydrogen and discovered the element helium. Cavendish was a shy and quiet man who had difficulty communicating even with his servants. His greatest scientific achievement was discovering the element helium through experiments conducted in a controlled environment using specialized instruments he developed. The University of Cambridge later established a laboratory in his honor.
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1. Henry Cavendish
He was born on October 10,
1731, and died at age 78 on
February 24, 1810.
2. Information About Henry Cavendish
• Ethnicity: Henry Cavendish was of British descent.
• Personal life
Henry Cavendish was born on October 10, 1731 in Nice, France where his
family was living at the time. His mother was Lady Anne Grey, daughter of
Henry Grey, First Duke of Kent and his father was Lord Charles Cavendish,
son of William Cavendish, Second Duke of Devonshire.
• Cavendish was an English physicist and chemist who conducted
experiments on the nature and properties of hydrogen, and also discovered
helium.
• At age 11, Cavendish entered Peter Newcome's School in Hackney as a
student. Now at the age of 18 he entered the University of Cambridge in
St. Peter's College, now known as Peterhouse, but left four years later on
February 23, 1753 without graduating.
3. More about Henry Cavendish
• Cavendish was silent and shy, and was viewed as somewhat weird
by many people. He only communicated with his female servants by
notes.
• Cavendish was so terribly shy that he made a back entrance into his
house to avoid his female maids.
• In addition to his achievements in chemistry, Cavendish is also
known for the Cavendish experiment, the first person to measure
the force of gravity between masses.
• Henry Cavendish’s greatest contribution to the scientific community
was his greatest accomplishment, which was that he discovered
Helium.
4. Awards
• The University of Cambridge created a Laboratory in honor of Henry
Cavendish donated by one of his later relatives, William Cavendish, Seventh
Duke of Devonshire.
Henry Cavendish’s
instrument that he used to
create Helium in a
controlled environment.
