Name : Michael
Faraday
Place, Date of Birth : Newington Butts, 22 September
1791
Education : Laboratory Sir
Humphry Davy as Lab Assistant
Address : Newington
Butss, London, England
Hobby : Reading
(about Sains, Chemical, Physic)
Michael Faraday was born on 22
September 1791 in Newington Butts. He is third child of four children from
James Faraday and Margaret Hastwell. Although Faraday received little formal
education, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. Michael
Faraday attended a local school until he was 13, where he received a basic
education. He worked hard and impressed his employer. After a year, he was
promoted to become an apprentice bookbinder. After working hard each day, he
spent his free time reading the books. Faraday began work at the Royal
Institution of Great Britain at the age of 21 on March 1, 1813. In 1824, aged
32, he was elected to the Royal Society. This was recognition that he had
become a notable scientist in his own right. In 1825, aged 33, he became
Director of the Royal Institution’s Laboratory. In 1833, aged 41, he became
Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. He
held this position for the rest of his life.In 1848, aged 54, and again in 1858
he was offered the Presidency of the Royal Society, but he turned it down.
Here are some of his most
notable discoveries :
1821: Discovery of
Electromagnetic Rotation
1823: Gas Liquefaction
and Refrigeration
1825: Discovery of
Benzene
1831: Discovery of
Electromagnetic Induction
1836: Invention of the
Faraday Cage
1845: Discovery of the
Faraday Effect – a magneto-optical effect
1845: Discovery of
Diamagnetism as a Property of all Matter
Michael Faraday died in
London, aged 75, on August 25, 1867. He was survived by his wife Sarah. They
had no children.
