Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday was born on September 22, 1791. He is most widely known for his expiraments in Chemistry and Magnetism. At age 21 he became an assistant to the famous chemist Humphry Davy who worked in London. He discovered two new chlorides of carbon. In 1825 he was appointed director of the laboratory in London. In 1831 he demonstrated his theory of induction. Using a manetic field to produce electricity. In 1845 he discovered the Faraday effect, how magnetic fields affect polarized light. In 1855 he discontinued his work in chemistry because he was, well, getting old. Faraday died on August 25, 1867.