Newington Butts; London United Kingdom DIED: 25 Aug 1867 Hampton Court Palace ; Molesey United kingdom NATIONALITY: British AWARD: Royal society Bakerian medal; Copley medal; Royal medal; Albert medal; Rumford medal KNOWN FOR: Faraday's law of induction; Electrochemistry; More. Michael Faraday was a British scientist who contribute to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry .His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction; diamagnetism & electolysis. Faraday also estabilished that magnetism could affect ray of light and that there was a underlying relationship between the two phenomena . He similarly discovered the principles of electomagnetic induction and diamagnetism & the law of electrolysis. MADE BY- RIYA KUMARI; HETSHREE;JANAL;FIZA