Michael Faraday
By Adrienne
Thompson
Born: September 22, 1791, in Newington, Surrey, England.
He was the son of a blacksmith and didn’t have much of a formal education
By the time he was five, they had hard times because his father’s health was bad. Therefore, he was not able to provide for his family
Beginning of life….
When he was 14, he left school and started his own apprenticeship.
This is where he began to read a lot and teach himself scientific concepts
He mostly self-taught himself just about anything
Beginning of life…. (Cont.)
In 1810, Faraday started to attend lectures at John Tatum's house. The lectures involved different topics but he was mostly interested in electricity
A couple years later, he went to lectures by the scientist Humphry Davy. After on lecture he sent Davy a 300 page document offering notes on the lectures. Davy was very impressed with him and decided to employ Faraday as an assistant.
Later years….
When he first started his work it involved chemistry
One useful piece equipment he made was an early form of the Bunsen burner by mixing air with gas before lighting
This was a better form of higher temperatureThis model is still used all over the world
His work…
Faraday had a study of chlorine. This led to the discovery of two new chlorides of carbon
He also discovered benzene Faraday analyzed many new varieties of
optical glass. He succeeded in liquefying many common gases as well
Chemistry work..
His development of electro-magnetism and electricity was one of his best achievements
This showed many people that providing a continuous source of electricity was possible in 1821
Later he was able to develop the first electric dynamo and his theories of electromagnetism were very influential during that time period
Greatest achievement
Faraday’s Law of Induction
This law states
that the
magnitude of
the emf induc
ed in a circuit
is proportional
to the rate of
change of the
magnetic flux
that cuts
across the
circuit
He was the first to acknowledge metallic nanoparticles. In 1847 he discovered that the optical properties of gold colloids were different from bulk metal.
This was considered the birth of nanoscience
Metallic Nanoparticles
http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Biographies/Faraday.html
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/faraday.htm
http://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/michael-faraday.html
http://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/207/Faradays-Law-of-Induction.aspx
Credits..
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