Humphry Davy its potential anaesthetic properties in relieving pain during surgery. Berzelius called Davy's 1806 Bakerian Lecture "On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity" "one of the best memoirs which has ever enriched the theory of chemistry." Davy was a baronet, President of the Royal Society (PRS), Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA), and Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS). He also invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He joked that his assistant Michael Faraday was his greatest discovery. Davy was born in Penzance, Cornwall in England on 17 December 1778. Davy's brother, John Davy, writes
Adam Davy festival. Adam Davy has also been featured on Songs from Shed', broadcast online as highlights from the Larmer Tree festival alongside performing on the main stage. Pop video work includes performing for, Joelle Moses, (from the west end musical of the Body Guard), and has composed music for the radio play, Clean Sheets, (BBC Radio 4). Adam Davy Adam Davy (born 30 August 1977), is an actor and multi-instrumentalist. Adam Luke Davy, (born 30 April 1977), is a British actor and musician. From an early age Adam joined the Mushey Pea Theatre Group formed by biographer writer, Humphrey Carpenter, known