Notebooks of Michael Faraday

Key Information

Register:

National

Year of Inscription:

2016

Type of Heritage:

Document

Nominating Institution:

The Royal Institution

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) is one of the most significant and famous scientific figures who ever lived and worked in the United Kingdom. His discoveries of electro-magnetic rotations and induction paved the way for engineering applications of electricity which fundamentally and permanently altered technological practice.

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