(H), which is the amount of inductance

that causes a voltage of one volt, when the

current is changing at a rate of one
ampere per second. It is named for
Joseph Henry, who discovered inductance
independently of Faraday.[5]

History
The history of electromagnetic induction, a
facet of electromagnetism, began with
observations of the ancients: electric
charge or static electricity (rubbing silk on
amber), electric current (lightning), and
magnetic attraction (lodestone).
Understanding the unity of these forces of
nature, and the scientific theory of
electromagnetism began in the late 18th
century.

Electromagnetic induction was first

described by Michael Faraday in 1831.[6][7]
In Faraday's experiment, he wrapped two
wires around opposite sides of an iron
ring. He expected that, when current
started to flow in one wire, a sort of wave
would travel through the ring and cause
some electrical effect on the opposite
side. Using a galvanometer, he observed a
transient current flow in the second coil of
wire each time that a battery was
connected or disconnected from the first
coil.[8] This current was induced by the
change in magnetic flux that occurred
when the battery was connected and
disconnected.[9] Faraday found several
other manifestations of electromagnetic
induction. For example, he saw transient
currents when he quickly slid a bar magnet
in and out of a coil of wires, and he
generated a steady (DC) current by
rotating a copper disk near the bar magnet
with a sliding electrical lead ("Faraday's
disk").[10]

Source of inductance