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 ...

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was born to a poor family, and received only a few years of formal school education before becoming an apprentice at age 14. To the immense good fortune of himself ...

Coming from a poor family, he was apprenticed to a bookbinder ... in Albert Einstein’s study in Berlin was a portrait of Michael Faraday. Joe Schwarcz (joe.schwarcz@mcgill.ca) is director ...