Michael Faraday

9/22/1791 - 8/25/1867

In any discussion of the most influential physicists of all time, Michael Faraday's name is at or near the top of the list. He may have the best story of any physicist as well. Coming from a humble upbringing, Faraday was a humble man who sacrificed his life for the advancement of learning in  Faraday cagethe fields of chemistry and physics, despite not knowing any math higher than basic algebra.Faraday on the twenty pound note But despite his lack of education, he is considered the father of electromagnetics, nanotechnology, and mutual induction. He is the man who invented the first electric motor, and the first dynamo, which is the concept behind any electric generator in use today.

CONTENTS
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
PIONEERING ELECTROMAGNETISM: THE WORLDS FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR
FARADAYS EMF EXPERIMENT
WHAT INFLUENCES THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EMF
THE IMPACT OF FARADAY
BIBLIOGRAPHY