"The Father Of Electricity"
Michael Faraday's Lab
In the early 1800's People had to make their own clothes with their bare hands, and do work for business and in the fields manually, with no technology to make it easier for them. Faraday grew up around the time when many people owned black slaves, and noticed the men that owned the slaves used them to do their manual labor for them. He realized that if there was a machine invented to do there manual labor for them life would be much easier and there wouldn't be as many slaves. Michael Faraday first learned about Science when he became an errand boy for a bookbinding shop at the age of 14. He instantly became interested. As he got older he studied more and interviewed for multiple jobs for many scientists such as Humphrey Davy. Eventually after being turned down before, Michael Faraday became Humphrey Davy's assistant in 1813. Michael Faraday spent many months trying to invent an amazing machine he didn't know would later change the lives of everyone on earth. After many tests Faraday finally invented the electric motor in 1821 changing everyone's lives. He eventually replaced Davy of his position as the director of a laboratory at the royal institution in 1825. Then later in 1833 went on to be appointed the professorship of chemistry.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was born September 22, 1791 in Newington, England. Faraday was born into a very poor family and only received basic formal education. He grew up learning from his father as a blacksmith, but soon became an errand boy for a bookbinding shop in 1805 at the age of 14. Faraday educated himself by reading almost all of the books and became interested in science instantly. Faraday attended four lectures by Humphrey Davy before becoming his assistant in 1813. Faraday accompanied Davy and his wife on a long 18 month trip to Europe, then returned in 1815 and became a practical chemist. He invented the electric motor in 1821, and then the same year married a women named Sarah Barnard. He later replaced Davy of his job as the director of a laboratory at the royal institution in 1825. Faraday also became famous for his later discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831. Michael Faraday died of a unknown cause at the age of 75 on August 25, 1867, and was buried in High Gate Cemetery in West London. This amazing man was known as the "father of electricity" because of his amazing contributions to our lives.
"The most admired scientist of his day"
- Hamilton, xvii
- Hamilton, xvii
The Electric Motor
The electric motor is an electromechanical device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. When you apply electricity it causes the motor to turn in which that any kind of physical load on the shaft the electric motor would use the electricity to turn the shaft and make the physical load move.