Henry Cavendish1731 – 1810 Physics卡文迪什1731–1810物理.pptVIP

Henry Cavendish(1731 – 1810) The Weighing of the Earth Personal Life As the grandson of the Second Duke of Devonshire, he was considered nobility He attended Cambridge University from 1749 – 1753, but left without earning a degree His inherited fortune enabled him to pursue scientific studies Viewed as solitary and eccentric, he had no friends apart from his family Asperger’s Syndrome – account for his unusual shyness Prohibited from publishing his work until James Clerk Maxwell looked through his papers Saw credit to most his discoveries had been given to others: Richter’s Law of Reciproca