Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier

Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier was a pioneering French scientist known as the "father of modern chemistry." He established that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed, which laid the foundation for the law of conservation of mass. Lavoisier identified and named oxygen and hydrogen, and helped develop a systematic approach to chemical experiments, emphasizing careful measurement and observation. His work revolutionized chemistry from a descriptive science to a precise, quantitative discipline, greatly advancing our understanding of chemical reactions and the nature of matter.