Who invented the safety lamp?

Humphrey Davy

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Faraday

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Henry Cort

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The correct option is C Humphrey Davy
The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it was designed to be lit safely for miners to use without allowing the heat from the flame to explode the concentration of methane gas often found as miners dug deeper.

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