Claim: When the English prime minister asked scientist Michael Faraday what the usefulness of his electromagnetic device was, Faraday replied, "Someday you can tax it." . . . after Faraday was ...

This week’s episode of “Cosmos,” “The Electric Boy,” focuses on one in particular: the 19th century physicist Michael Faraday. Faraday was born into poverty in a squalid London suburb ...

Michael Faraday built an electric motor in 1821 and a rudimentary generator a decade later – but half a century passed before electric power took off OF THE many stories of how unlikely ...

Physicist Michael Faraday was born into poverty on September 22, 1791. Fortunately for us, the world-changing genius refused to let his background stand in his way. 1. Michael Faraday was mostly ...

Michael Faraday, the scientist whose discoveries led to the development of the electric motor, has been hailed as the greatest inventor in British history, a survey revealed today. 21 September ...