Robert Boyle

Jonathan Bryan P.2

References

http://chemistry.about.com/od/famouschemists/

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/boyle/boyle_learn/robert_boyle_introduction.htm

http://www.iun.edu/~cpanhd/C101webnotes/gases/boyleslaw.htm

Who is he associated with?

Galileo, as he visited him at a young age

Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle

Born on January 25, 1627

Died on December 31, 1691

Boyle's Law (1662)

“At a fixed temperature, the

volume of a gas is inversely

proportional to the pressure

exerted by the gas”

Pre-Fame

At 8 years old, he was sent to Eton College, England’s most prestigious private school

At 14, he traveled to Italy to

listen to Galileo