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MICHAEL FARADAY
Michael Faraday was born on September 22, 1791, in Newington Butts. Young Michael Faraday,
who was the third of four children and had only the most basic school education, had to educate
himself. Faraday married Sarah Barnard (1800–1879) on June 12, 1821, Faraday was a devout
Christian.
Chemistry:
Faraday was specifically involved in the chlorine study; discovered two new compounds of chlorine
and carbon.
Faraday succeeded in liquefying various gases, investigated steel alloys, and produced several new
types of glass intended for optical purposes.
Faraday invented an early form of what would become the Bunsen burner.
Faraday is also responsible for discovering the laws of electrolysis and popularizing terminology
such as anode, cathode, electrode, and ion, terms largely proposed by William Whewell.
Electricity and magnetism:
His first recorded experiment was the construction of a voltaic pile with seven British halfpennies.
Faraday began the great series of experiments that would lead him to discover electromagnetic
induction.
In 1845, Faraday discovered that many materials exhibit a weak repulsion from a magnetic field - a
phenomenon he called diamagnetism.
Faraday also discovered that the plane of polarization of linearly polarized light can be rotated by
applying an external magnetic field aligned with the direction in which the light is moving.
Near the end of his career, Faraday proposed that electromagnetic force could spread out in
empty space around a conductor.

In June 1832, the University of Oxford awarded Faraday the degree of Doctor of Civil Law
(honorary). During his lifetime, the British crown offered him a knighthood, in recognition of his
services to science, which was rejected on religious grounds
Faraday suffered a nervous breakdown in 1839, but would later return to his research on
electromagnetism.
Finally, Faraday died at his home in Hampton Court, 35 km southwest of London, on August 25,
1867, at the age of 75.