Antaine-Laurent de Lavoisier a biologist is considered one of the most important chemists of science , for his great contributions to matter and the influence of them on the established structure of chemistry . His knowledge developed through his arduous investigations gave birth to different new subjects that investigate chemistry , something revolutionary at that time that ' s why he received his well deserved title of " the father of modern chemistry ".
1.1Photograph by Antoine Lavoiser , One of his most outstanding researches was that he did for the first time truly quantitative experiments by
" The father of Modern Chemistry " showing that , in a chemical reaction , the quantity is the same as that with which it was started , therefore the matter is the same as that of the beginning , giving light to its most well-known law " matter is not created or destroyed but only transformed ". Another of his contributions was the oxidation on April 19 , 1776 Lavoisier presented to the Royal Academy of Sciences France his research on combustion and claim to give priority to the discovery of oxygen to be part of the combustion , although , his idea was isolated these did not interpret Well its chemical behavior also proved that when a metal is oxidized to air , the weight gain of the material obtained with respect to the metal is equal to the weight lost by the air . He also performed experiments in the opposite direction . He released oxygen from some compounds such as mercury oxide ( repeating the Priestley experiment ) and found that the weight lost by rust was equal to the weight of the environment that surrounded him .
Thanks to these experiments , the basic law of chemistry was created . Thanks to these investigations and brilliant ideas gave light to the modern chemistry , chemistry with which it has studied more in detail the matter , what shapes it and how you can give new ideas to investigate , nevertheless Lavoisier never had a quiet mind his " curiosity " led him to do these experiments since in the study laws , however never came to exercise them as such . From a young age he became interested in science and received classes in various disciplines . He became interested in politics , becoming administrator of the Firme Générale , a semi-feudal institution that collected taxes by royal mandate .
In his research he had the invaluable help of his wife Anne-Marie Paulze ( 1758- 1836 ), who collaborated with Lavoisier in experiments , illustrated his publications and translated numerous texts written by the English chemists of the time .
To know more about the contributions of Lavioiser see : Lavoisier and his Brilliant Contributions to Chemistry
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