History of Elements

Ancient Greeks

1600

Ancient Greeks believed there are 4 elements: earth, air, fire, and water.

Hennig Brand

1669

Phosphorus was first made by Hennig Brandt in Hamburg in Germany in 1669. When he evaporated urine and heated the residue until it was red hot.

Priestly

1772

Discovered 9 new gases 2 of them being oxygen and carbon dioxide. He also mixed it with water to make carbonated soda water.

Lavoisier

1789

Assisted with the discovery and the role of oxygen in combustion and respiration, proved the law of conservation, reformed the chemical nomenclature, and named hydrogen.

Davy

1807

Davy discovers sodium and potassium

Humphry davy

1815

Created the davy lamp which protected explosions during experiments and discovered laughing gas.