Antoine Lavoisier Research Paper

Biography
Do you ever wonder who named elements? Do you ever think about who helped make the metric system?The answer is simple. A man by the name of Antoine Lavoisier named a couple of elements, he even discovered an element. He also worked with the french government for the metric system. Antoine Lavoisier was a young man from Paris, France. He was born on August 26, 1743. His father was a lawyer by the name of Jean Antoine Lavoisier. Jean married the daughter from a rich family in Paris. This women was Émilie Punctis, mother of Antoine Lavoisier. His father made lots of money practicing law and his mother never had to work because she came from a rich family. Both of his parents made lots of money so Antoine grew up with a wealthy family. Sadly, his mother died when Antoine was only 5 years old. With all this happening at such a young age, all Antoine had was his father to depend on and all the money his mother had left behind when she died. The loss of his mother did not stop Antoine from pursuing his dreams. He showed lots of interest in math, chemistry, and Astronomy in school. He wanted to be able to reach his goal by being a scientist. There is no doubt that Antoine would be able to reach his one goal , but his father only saw his interest as a
It lead him to a huge success in Antoine’s career. He named 3 elements, he helped create the metric system, he discovered 1 element, and he discovered the Law of Conservation. Because of all his hard work, today he is seen as The Father of Modern Chemistry. Today, we know that Hydrogen and Oxygen is in water, Only 2 countries in the world don’t use the metric system, we know that mass is isolated, etc. Although Antoine worked for the french government, he was executed. They completely cut off his head from his body. Sadly, Antoine Lavoisier died on May 8, 1794. He is man that changed the way scientist see the science