Robert Boyle, who passed
away on 31 December 1691, was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist,
physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first
modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one
of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method. He is best known for
Boyle's law, which describes the inversely proportional relationship between
the absolute pressure and volume of a gas, if the temperature is kept constant
within a closed system. Among his works, The Sceptical Chymist is seen as a
cornerstone book in the field of chemistry. He was a devout and pious Anglican
and is noted for his writings in theology.
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