Humphry Davy to continental Europe alone.) Davy then published his "Elements of Chemical Philosophy, part 1, volume 1", though other parts of this title were never completed. He made notes for a second edition, but it was never required. In October 1813, he and his wife, accompanied by Michael Faraday as his scientific assistant (also treated as a valet), travelled to France to collect the second edition of the "prix du Galvanisme," a medal that Napoleon Bonaparte had awarded Davy for his electro-chemical work. Faraday noted that 'Tis indeed a strange venture at this time, to trust ourselves in a foreign and
Adam Davy 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 for creating the character, Mr Majeika, later to be adapted for TV and premiered as a musical in 1995 at London's Shaw Theatre with Adam played the title role of the 60-year-old magician at the age of 15. In the same venue that year, in rep, Adam Davy also played, Charlie Chaplin and Busby Berkeley in,