1. Michael Faraday was mostly self-educated. In Faraday's boyhood home, money was always tight. His father James was a sickly blacksmith who struggled to support his wife and four children in one ...

Michael Faraday, a British scientist who was credited with the discovery ... Just a few months later, in the fall of 1813, Faraday accompanied Davy and his wife on an 18-month tour of Europe, acting ...

A self-taught scientist, Michael Faraday (1791-1867) excelled in chemistry and physics to become one of the most influential thinkers in history. He’s been called the "father of electricity ...

In the nave of Westminster Abbey, just north of the grave of Sir Isaac Newton, is a memorial floor stone for Michael Faraday, eminent physicist and chemist. The memorial, together with one for James ...