William Henry's research of the solubility of gases in liquids led to what is now known as Henry's law. Henry was also the first to experiment with electrochemistry. Born in Manchester, England, on December 12, 1774, William Henry was the third son of...

1774-1836 English Chemist and Physician William Henry was a leading experimental chemist who helped establish the validity of Dalton's atomic theory. Best known for his investigation of gases, he formulated Henry's Law, which describes...

William Henry (December 12, 1775—September 2, 1836) was an English chemist. William Henry, the son of Thomas Henry (1734-1816), an apothecary and writer on chemistry, was born in Manchester. He began to study medicine at Edinburgh in 1795, taking...

Dr. Henry Bader's chess game revealed a lot about him, said his friend Richard Sterne. At least once a month for nearly 20 years, Dr. Bader drove from his Canton home to Sterne's house in Newton to play chess and talk. "His boldness...

Henry Fischbach, 78, a research chemist who worked 35 years at the Food and Drug Administration before retiring as associate director of its bureau of food in 1974, died of bone cancer July 21 at the Hospice of Northern Virginia. Dr. Fischbach began...

When Louis-Joseph de Montcalm departed the southern shore of this Adirondack lake in 1757, he left behind the smoldering ruins of a British fort, mutilated bodies and the seeds for an American literary classic.On Saturday, a descendant of the French general is being welcomed to...

Today is Wednesday, April 4, the 94th day of 2007. There are 271 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.On this date:In 1818, Congress decided the...