Michael Faraday
22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867
English scientist whose discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry, including electromagnetic induction, laid the foundations of electrical technology.
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Apprenticed to a London bookbinder
1805
Reading the books he bound sparked his interest in science.
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Married Sarah Barnard
12 June 1821
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