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Faraday's contributions to modern science lie mainly in the field of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism, called electric inductance, which can be defined by an equation known as Faraday's Law. He also discovered diamagnetism, where materials oppose applied magnetic fields with their own fields, and electrolysis, where electricity drives chemical reactions. Among other things, Faraday also discovered the molecule benzene and popularized terms like cathode, anode, and ion, which are used in everyday chemistry today. | Faraday's contributions to modern science lie mainly in the field of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism, called electric inductance, which can be defined by an equation known as Faraday's Law. He also discovered diamagnetism, where materials oppose applied magnetic fields with their own fields, and electrolysis, where electricity drives chemical reactions. Among other things, Faraday also discovered the molecule benzene and popularized terms like cathode, anode, and ion, which are used in everyday chemistry today. | ||
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Faraday's Law | |||
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Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was an English scientist who's discovery's greatly influenced the field of electromagnetism.
Biography
Farady was born in London in 1791 to a poor family, meaning he only received a basic education. He got a job as a bookbinder's apprentice at age 14, where he would read books on scientific subjects to teach himself a wide array of topics. Faraday furthered his career by contacting the chemist Humphry Davy to become his chemical assistant in 1813. With Davy, Farady traveled around Europe meeting other famous scientists and fine-tuning his own ideas for research. When Farady and Davy returned in 1815, Faraday continued performing experiments and conducting research, making many crucial discoveries and starting programs such as the Royal Institution's Friday Evening Discourses and Christmas Lectures, which still continue to this day. Faraday's health started to deteriorate in the 1840's, which lessened his ability to do further research. He died in 1867. The farad, a unit for capacitance, is named in his honor.
Main Contributions
Faraday's contributions to modern science lie mainly in the field of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism, called electric inductance, which can be defined by an equation known as Faraday's Law. He also discovered diamagnetism, where materials oppose applied magnetic fields with their own fields, and electrolysis, where electricity drives chemical reactions. Among other things, Faraday also discovered the molecule benzene and popularized terms like cathode, anode, and ion, which are used in everyday chemistry today.
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Faraday's Law
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Middling
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