Michael Faraday, born on this day in 1791 ... and magnetism. Born into a poor family in Newington, England. Faraday had little formal education, yet his insatiable curiosity and drive for ...

This week we celebrated the anniversary of the birth of Michael Faraday, perhaps one of the most prolific and influential scientists who ever lived, and whose ground-breaking research into the ...

In the nave of Westminster Abbey, just north of the grave of Sir Isaac Newton, is a memorial floor stone for Michael Faraday, eminent physicist and chemist. The memorial, together with one for James ...

Michael Faraday made the induction ring in his laboratory in the basement of the Royal Institution in August 1831. It's made up of: two long pieces of copper wire, insulated by cotton thread and ...

At the age of 13, barely literate, Michael Faraday became a bookseller and bookbinder's apprentice. He went on to bind books but also read them - his favourite being science books. Introduced to ...