Posted by ANUSREE GK on Dec. 22, 2012, 7:40 p.m.
| Michael Faraday | |
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 Michael Faraday |
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| Born | 22 September 1791 Newington Butts, England |
| Died | 25 August 1867 (aged 75) Hampton Court, Middlesex, England |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Physics and Chemistry |
| Institutions | Royal Institution |
| Known for | Faraday's law of induction Electrochemistry Faraday effect Faraday cage Faraday constant Faraday cup Faraday's laws of electrolysis Faraday paradox Faraday rotator Faraday-efficiency effect Faraday wave Faraday wheel Lines of force |
| Influences | Humphry Davy William Thomas Brande |
| Notable awards | Royal Medal (1835 & 1846) Copley Medal (1832 & 1838) Rumford Medal (1846) |
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