Largely because of his introduction of conservation of mass and his rejection of phlogiston, Antoine Lavoisier is considered to be the father of modern chemistry.
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- Lavoisier, Antoine Biography and a description of work and its significance, from Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography.
- Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Biographical information and a description of his theory of combustion.
- Antoine Lavoisier Wikipedia biography and description of his contributions to chemistry and biology.