1. By: Shannen Seikhon & Kary Herar

2. Born in County Waterford, Ireland on January 25 th 1627 Eton college Founder of the “Invisible College” Died on December 31 st 1691

3. Published by Robert Boyle in 1622 Law: For a fixed amount of a gas kept at a fixed temperature, P (pressure) and V (volume) are inversely proportional Equation: pV = k

5. Published in 1661 Presented Boyle’s hypothesis Boyle believed all theories must be proved before being regarded as true Therefore, he is called the “Founder of Modern Chemistry”

7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Boyle http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/ci/1992/boyle.html http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online- resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/early-chemistry-and- gases/boyle.aspx http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online- resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/early-chemistry-and- gases/boyle.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle's_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sceptical_Chymist