Michael Faraday, born on this day in 1791, is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists in history, known for his groundbreaking discoveries in electromagnetism, electrochemistry ...

LONDON, (WHTM) — One of the greatest scientific minds in history was largely self-educated. Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was born to a poor family, and received only a few years of formal scho… ...

Coming from a poor family, he was apprenticed to a bookbinder at age 13. As luck would have it, that turned out to be the spark for the most brilliant of scientific careers.

MICHAEL FARADAY was born in 1791, as the son of a working blacksmith in London. During the distress of 1801, when corn rose to more than 9/. a quarter, his family received public relief, and one ...