Royal Institution frozen, he was not allowed to practise as a doctor, and Humphry Davy was appointed as his assistant, so he resigned. Humphry Davy was an even greater success, as was his assistant and successor Michael Faraday. Davy's immediate successor was William Thomas Brande. Thus the Institution has had an instrumental role in the advancement of science since its founding. Notable scientists who have worked there include Sir Humphry Davy (who discovered sodium and potassium), Michael Faraday, James Dewar, Sir William Henry Bragg and Sir William Lawrence Bragg (who jointly won the Nobel prize for their work on x-ray diffraction), Max
Davy Group Global Management's funds. 3 months later the stock lost over a quarter of its starting value, which led to the Wall Street Journal calling the IPO a "fiasco." In 2012, Davy Research was named Ireland's No.1 brokerage and also the country's No.1 Equity Research Team in the Institutional Investor All-Europe Research Team 2012 Survey. In March 2012, following a four-month trawl, both nationally and overseas, Ivan Murphy was appointed Head of Davy Corporate Finance. Davy advised the Irish Government on the sale of the national lottery license, operated by the stated owned An Post. On 8 March 2012, Davy announced