Sir Humphry Davy (1778-29) was the foremost British chemist of the nineteenth century, most famous for the miners’ safety lamp that he invented which became known as the ‘Davy lamp’, as well as isolating the chemical elements sodium and potassium. Davy wrote poetry throughout his life and was a friend of many of the Romantic poets, including S. T. Coleridge and William Wordsworth. In this webinar, we will explore the findings of the Davy Notebooks Project (https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/davynotebooks/). Over the past few years, nearly 3500 volunteers from around the world have transcribed 83 of Davy’s notebooks. Prof Sharon Ruston will discuss some of the poetry that is found in Davy’s notebooks; Prof Frank James will explore 'Humphry Davy in the West Indies: The Chemical 'Explanation' of Race'; and Sara Cole will look at women, science and satire in the period.