Michael Faraday(1791-1867)
Michael Faraday, the discoverer of electromagnetic induction, electro magnetic rotations, the magneto optical effect, diamagnetism, field theory etc., was born in Newington Butts, London. In 1813, he was appointed Chemical Assistant at the Royal Institution. His discoveries on electro magnetic induction and rotation, that allowed electricity to be turned from a scientific mystery into a powerful technology. This is the principle behind the electric transformer and generator. He also proposed that electricity was a form of force that passed from one particle to another and not an imponderable fluid, as was originally believed.
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