Henry Cavendish

By yan49

Personal Life

Early Life

Henry Cavendish was born in Nice, France on October 10 ,1731. His father was Lord Charles Cavendish and his mother was Lady Anne Grey who died soon after Henry Cavendish was born. He attended Dr. Newcomb's Academy in Hackney, England as a child. In 1749, he attended Peterhouse, Cambridge, but he left without a degree after three years.

Adulthood

After he left Cambridge, Henry Cavendish moved back to London to live with his father. He built a laboratory and a workshop there. He moved the laboratory to Clapham Common when his father died in 1783. Henry Cavendish never married and was very reserved, so there are not many records of his social life.

Death

Henry Cavendish died in London, England on February 24, 1810.

Scientific Work

Cavendish was a physicist and a chemist who determined the value of the universal constant of gravitation, created great impact on electrical studies, and discovered hydrogen and the composition of water.

References

http://www.chemistry.mtu.edu/~pcharles/SCIHISTORY/HenryCavendish.html http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ca-Ch/Cavendish-Henry.html