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Summary: Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thenard first discovered boron in 1808. Interesting Facts About Boron. 1  There are 2 stable isotopes of boron (boron-10 and boron-11).  Turkey and the United States are the worldâs largest producers of boron.
They all isolated boron by combining boric acid (H3BO3) with potassium. Today, boron is obtained by heating borax (Na2B4O7Â·10H2O) with carbon, although other methods are used if high-purity boron is required. Boron is used in pyrotechnics and flares to produce a green color. Boron has also been used in some rockets as an ignition source.