0 Question: Who discovered that magnesium is flamable? Keywords: magnesium Asked by fredmcnugget to Ben, Jony, Katharine, Mark, Peter on 22 Nov 2011.
Katharine Schofield answered on 22 Nov 2011:
Magnesium was first discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy (inventor of the miner’s lamp), so I guess he also might have discovered it was flammable. There is lots of information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium .
Jony Hudson answered on 22 Nov 2011:
I bet you it was quite a surprise when he discovered it too!
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