Sir Humphrey Davy
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The Davy miners' safety lamp
Sir Humphrey Davy was an English chemist who worked in the coal mines of that country, and discovered a number of elements. He was a famous for inventing the Davy safety lamp which allowed naked flames to be used in coal mines without the danger of explosion from fire-damp (methane).