Michael Faraday
1791–1867
English scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction.
Michael Faraday (1791–1867) was a physicist, born in Newington Butts and died in Hope under Dinmore, United Kingdom.
- Known as
- Physicist
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 1791, Newington Butts
- Died
- 1867, Hope under Dinmore, United Kingdom
Alive at the same time as Michael Faraday
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Portrait: Thomas Phillips, Public domain.