By Thomas Bainbridge Coal was the lifeblood of the burgeoning industrial might of England. Across the nation, men toiled deep underground in the pitch darkness, smashing and rending black diamonds from the rockface. This work was fraught with danger due to the elemental forces that opposed the defenceless bodies of the miners. One of these dangers was … Continue reading Davy and Stephenson: The Invention of the Miners’ Safety Lamp