Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle, a 17th century chemist, physicist and inventor, was a founding member of the Royalty Society for scientists established in 1660. He is widely regarded as the first modern chemist. Boyle was born into a relatively wealthy family and developed a keen interest in scientific research, establishing his own laboratory and conducting numerous experiments. He later relocated to Oxford. One of Boyles most significant contributions to science is now known as "Boyle's Law", which describes the mathematical relationship between gas volume and pressure. Boyle acknowledged the true author of Boyle's Law when he stated: "God [is] the author of the universe, and the free establisher of the laws of motion."