Ernest Job Cavandish blew himself up. He died July 2, 1776. He was competing with his English second cousin, Henry Cavandish, who discovered hydrodgen. The show off!
Ernest tried to perfect gunpowder. He was a bit to eager with the nitre and blew himself up. While he was eager to fight the British, the only English me defeated was his landlord's goat, which strayed into his barn, which he used for his rather flamboyant experiments.
Ernest was a freethinking Renaissance man. He fancied himself a chemist, an astronomer, and pamphleteer.
None of his pamphlets survived the explosion and subsequent burning of the barn. Its a shame cause , "Taxation without a proper parliamentary vote" was inspired, while, "Freedom Is Essential In Order to be Free," was a bit redundant.
His "The Stars and their Friendly Inhabitants" would have been a hit, and the less said about, " Tobacco, Nature's Pancea" the better.
Ernest was also am member of the a secret occult society called the Eternal Sun. Each member swore and oath to strive to achieve immortality.
He was about to publish his findings on Essential Saltes when he was asked to work on his gun power.
When his body was destroyed, his spirit remained. It is believed the Essential Saltes did indeed work, and Ernest was in fact, immortal. However his body was destroyed but his soul can not move on.
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