Labels:book | person | tie | tribute album OCR: ANTOINE LAVOISIER (1743 94) HE FRENCH chemist Antoine Lavoisier regarded as the father of modern chemistry. He remembered particularly for his work on gases, gunpowder, and combustion. He discovered and named both oxygen and hydrogen, observing that these two gases combine to produce water This led him to describe elements and com pounds, giving many the names by which they are known today Lavoisier and his wife Marie (1758 1836) were meticulous scien tists who produced some important manuals describing scientific experiments the aftermath of the French Revolution Lavoisier was executed by guillotine by revolutionaries. LFE ALSO STORY importan exec cuted OLSO
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