Michael Faraday by Thomas Phillips oil on canvas, 1841-1842 Picture: Public domain This week we celebrated the anniversary of the birth of Michael Faraday, perhaps one of the most prolific and ...

As we celebrate the anniversary of benzene's isolation, we must remember that scientific centenaries carry additional agendas ...

Michael Faraday would later in his life recount how he was given one loaf of bread that had to last a ... In the early 1830s, Michael Faraday attempted to determine how an induced current was ...

Faraday cages have come a long way since Michael Faraday’s early experiments. Today, they are used in various industries to protect sensitive equipment, safeguard data, and ensure the safety of ...

Despite his training at the RA Schools, where antique casts and the life model were the primary teaching aids, Turner never mastered the human figure. His most concerted efforts were in a series of ...

These little gems were created by Michael Faraday between 1810 and 1812, and contain not his research, but his understanding of other people’s scientific discoveries and teachings. These help to ...

But Faraday’s experiments were a resounding failure and a few years later, physicists worked out why. Any movement of a conductor through this magnetic field does indeed produce a force on the ...

Faraday also devoted his life to spreading the understanding of science into public life via his lectures at the Royal Institution. Special thanks to Frank James, Professor of the History of ...

According to CNN, prosecutors claimed in court on Dec. 9 that Mangione had a Faraday bag on him, which they believe serves as "evidence of criminal sophistication" in the case.

EARLY LIFE AND SELF-TEACHING. Born on September 22, 1791, in Newington, Surrey, Faraday’s family was poor. His father, a blacksmith, struggled with illness, and young Michael had to contribute to the ...

Faraday came from humble beginnings. He was the son of a blacksmith, and his family struggled financially. Despite limited schooling, Faraday developed an early interest in science by reading books he ...