1. Michael Faraday discovered the principles of electromagnetic induction in the early 1830s through experiments showing that a changing magnetic field can induce an electromotive force (emf) in a nearby conductor.
2. According to Faraday's law, an emf is induced in a closed loop of conductor when there is a change in the magnetic flux through the loop. The magnitude of the induced emf is proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic flux.
3. Self-induction describes the phenomenon of induction within a single circuit - as the current in a circuit changes, it induces its own opposing emf through its own magnetic field according to Lenz's law. This effect is quantified by the circuit's inductance