Why thousands of volunteers are transcribing the notebooks of the scientist who inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Alexis Wolf and Andrew Lacey, Lancaster University. Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) is usually remembered as the inventor of a revolutionary miner’s safety lamp. But his wild popularity came as much from his influence on popular culture as it did from his contributions to chemistry and applied science.
Why thousands of volunteers are transcribing the notebooks of the scientist who inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Why thousands of volunteers are transcribing…
Why thousands of volunteers are transcribing the notebooks of the scientist who inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Alexis Wolf and Andrew Lacey, Lancaster University. Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) is usually remembered as the inventor of a revolutionary miner’s safety lamp. But his wild popularity came as much from his influence on popular culture as it did from his contributions to chemistry and applied science.