Davy Medal

The Davy Medal is a bronze medal that has been awarded annually by the Royal Society in London since 1887. It's recipient receives the medal "for an outstandingly important recent discovery in any branch of chemistry." The award is named after Humphry Davy, the 19th century chemist.

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• The Davy Medal (1877) information from the Royal Society
• NNDB list of recipients

Royal Society: The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, claims to be the oldest learned society still in existence. It was founded in 1660. The Royal Irish Academy, founded in 1782, is closely affiliated. The Royal Society of Edinburgh (founded 1783...

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Chemistry: Chemistry (in Greek: χημεία) is the science of matter that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo. In the study of matter, chemistry also investigates its interactions with energy and itself (se...

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