Michael Faraday was an English scientist who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Born into poverty in 1791, he received little formal education but became an assistant to scientist Humphry Davy. Through his own experimentation, Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction and invented the electric motor, laying the foundation for modern electricity. He also made important contributions to chemistry, discovering benzene and other compounds. Faraday introduced concepts of electromagnetic fields and field theory that remained influential. He spent his entire career as a researcher and director at the Royal Institution in London.

1. Michael Faraday
22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867
“Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.”

2. history
Micheal was born to a English blacksmith, in
Newington, Surrey then moved & grew up in
London. He received little schooling, and began
working at a book shop at the age of 14. Faraday
soon became interested in science, and at age 21,
in 1813, he was appointed as an assistant of Sir
Humphery Davy, a bookbinder, in the Royal Institute
in London. He remained there for 54 years.

3.
Faraday worked his way up, and in 1822 he became
laboratory director of the Royal Institution in London.
Then, in 1833, he was titled professor of chemistry. He
was a popular lecturer. He gave scientific lectures to
children every Christmas, and the most famous of these
is called, "The Chemical History of a Candle."

4.
Faraday's began his scientific
career as a chemist,
synthesizing chlorocarbons
and, in 1825, discovering
benzene, the chemical that
led to understanding all the
aromatics. But, he had
greater success in
electrochemistry. He
discovered the principle of
electromagnetic induction in
1831. His greatest
accomplishment is his
invention of the first dynamo,
a copper disk that rotated
between the poles of a
permanent magnet and
produced an electromotive
force. His work led him to
discover a mathematical
relationship between
electricity & the valence of a
chemical element. It gave the
first clue to the existence of
electrons.

5. He received the Royal Medal for his work
in 1967.
Faraday introduced the first ideas that would become the
basis of fields theory in physics. He maintained that
magnetic, electric, & gravitational passed from one body to
another in lines of forces.

6. references
"Faraday, Michael." The World Book Encyclopedia. World
Book Inc., Chicago, Ill. 1999.
"Michael Faraday." History of Science and Technology.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 4 June
2007
94177306

7. references
"Faraday, Michael." The World Book Encyclopedia. World
Book Inc., Chicago, Ill. 1999.
"Michael Faraday." History of Science and Technology.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 4 June
2007
94177306