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The greatest name in the history of electrical research in the first half of the nineteenth century is
that of Michael Faraday. His career furnishes a classical example of a poor boy who made good
as a scientist. He was born in Newington, Surrey, England in 1791. Faraday was the third son of a
poor blacksmith who moved to London to mend his fortunes. Faraday never went beyond
elementary grades in school. He dropped out and was apprenticed to London bookbinder at an
early age. Endowed with the curiosity that is the characteristic of the true scientist, young
Michael started to read some of the books he was binding. He saved money to attend lectures on
science. Later, he worked as a laboratory assistant to Sir Humphry Davy, one of the famous
scientists at the time. His duties included bottle washing and other disagreeable chores. Sir
Humphry Davy was jealous, so Michael quitted his job and spent the rest of his time doing
research and teaching.
Faraday married Sarah Barnard, a Silversmith daughter who was a devoted wife. He became a
professor of chemistry in 1833. He discovered the principle of the dynamo, and then the radio
waves in 1845. He studied electrolysis and introduced scientific terms such as “anode” and
“cathode”. Though Faraday’s electrical discoveries represent his chief contributions to science,
he also did important work in chemistry.
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