In 1832, Hippolyte Pixii, a French instrument maker, created the first dynamoelectric generator, or dynamo for short, based on Michael Faraday's principles. The dynamo was the first step in ...

Between the discovery of electromagnetic induction and the development of the electric generator 50 years elapsed. Why did it take so long for Faraday's basic work to be applied?

DICK:'So who is today's genius?' DOM:Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, Michael Faraday. MICHAEL FARADAY:You alright? DOM:'Faraday was fascinated by electricity but what is it?' DICK:'Electricity ...