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Best known for his work on electricity and electrochemistry, Faraday proposed the laws of electrolysis. He also discovered benzene and other hydrocarbons. As a young man in London, Michael Faraday attended science lectures by the great Sir Humphry Davy. He went on to work for Davy and became an influential scientist in his own right.
Lived 1791 – 1867. Michael Faraday, who came from a very poor family, became one of the greatest scientists in history. His achievement was remarkable in a time when science was usually the preserve of people born into wealthy families. The unit of electrical capacitance is named the farad in his honor, with the symbol F. Education and Early Life.
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Who was Michael Faraday? The Faraday Institute is named after Michael Faraday because he combined a deep religious faith with an outstanding scientific career, making him one of the best known of all British scientists, or natural philosophers as they were known in his era.
s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. Michael Faraday © Faraday was a British chemist and physicist who contributed significantly to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Michael Faraday...
Michael Faraday, (born Sept. 22, 1791, Newington, Surrey, Eng.—died Aug. 25, 1867, Hampton Court), English physicist and chemist. Son of a blacksmith, he received only a basic education in a church Sunday school, but he went to work as an assistant to Humphry Davy, from whom he learned chemistry.
Biography of Michael Faraday. The discoveries of Michael Faraday, made in the basement of the Ri, shaped the modern world. i. Biography. Ri positions. Laboratory Assistant, 1813,1815-1826. Director of the Laboratory, 1825-1867. Fullerian Professor of Chemistry, 1833-1867. Superintendent of the House, 1852-1867. (Acting 1821–1826)
Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist whose many experiments contributed greatly to the understanding of electromagnetism. Among his achievements, he was the first to produce an electric current from a magnetic field and invented the first electric motor and dynamo. Learn about his life and career.
