On November 19, 1807, British chemist and inventor Humphry Davy reported to the Royal Society about the isolation of potassium and sodium from different salts by electrolysis. Davy was one of the pioneers in the field of electrolysis using the newly invented voltaic pile to split up common compounds and thus prepare many new elements.
On November 19, 1807, British chemist and inventor Humphry Davy reports to the Royal Society about the isolation of potassium and sodium from different salts by electrolysis.