Boyle's law Experiments in compressing gas showed an inverse relationship between volume and pressure in gas. Robert Boyle England 1662 Boyle's law Experiments in compressing gas showed an inverse relationship between volume and pressure in gas. Built on Early pneumatics Led to Pressure cookersKinetic gasesFranklin stoveAtomic theoryKinetic theory of gasesGas lawsHigh pressure Stories Steam diffusion over seventeen centuries