Faradays research in
electricity had an extensive influence on
the evolution of math. Faraday’s initial
success came when he built the first
electric motor. The experiments that he
undertook established the basis of modern
electromagnetic technology.
He found that if he took two iron rings that
had wire wrapped around them and then ran a
current through a single coil, a momentary
current was induced in the other coil. this
today is known as mutual induction.
In the following experiments, Faraday
noticed that a dynamic magnetic field
produces an electric field. This relation
was used by James Clerk Maxwell later on to
create his famous Maxwell equations. He
then, later on, used those principles to
build the electric dynamo, the forerunner of
power generators.
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