MadSci Network: Science History
Query:

Re: Famous Scientist

Area: Science History
Posted By: Eric Kramer, post-doc, physics/chemistry, Brandeis University
Date: Wed Oct 1 10:54:43 1997
Area of science: Science History
ID: 874003814.Sh
Message:
Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), the 
French chemist who discovered oxygen,
was beheaded during the Reign of Terror
during the French Revolution.

He told a friend that he would 
continue blinking for as long as possible after
the guillotine struck. The goal was to find out
how long he would remain conscious.
He blinked for about 15 seconds.

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