Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
December 6, 1778 –May 9, 1850
Physicist, Chemist, Politician, Engineer, University teacher, Board member
Lived 71 years
- Born in
- Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
- Passed away in
- Paris
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (6 December 1778 – 9 May 1850) was a French chemist and physicist. He is known mostly for his discovery that water is made of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen by volume (with Alexander von Humboldt), for two laws related to gases, and for his work on alcohol–water mixtures, which led to the degrees Gay-Lussac used to measure alcoholic beverages in many countries.
Notable works: Charles's law, Gay-Lussac's law Awards: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Galvanism Prize, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Pour le Mérite, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star Education: École polytechnique, University of Paris, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Louis_Gay-Lussac