In France, a chemist named Pilatre de Rozier.... : Quote by Bill Bryson

“ In France, a chemist named Pilatre de Rozier tested the flammability of hydrogen by gulping a mouthful and blowing across an open flame, proving at a stroke that hydrogen is indeed explosively combustible and that eyebrows are not necessarily a permanent feature of one's face. ”

Bill Bryson
  • From : A Short History of Nearly Everything
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