The University of Toledo

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Micheal Faraday and Electromagnetism

Morgan Spooneybarger

Modern physics 3310 section 071

Scott Lee

October 13th 2021

Abstract (125 words)

● What an abstract is- An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review,

conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to

help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose.

Introduction (1 ~ 1.5 pages)

● Biography

○ Micheal Faraday was born on September 22, 1971. He was born in London

England to his parents James and Margret Faraday. His father was a blacksmith

and his mother was a servant prior to the marriage. His father could often not

work due to his poor health, which further increased the poverty that his family

faced. Micheal Faraday attended local school until the age of 13. After that he

began working as a delivery boy for a bookshop in order to bring an additional

income for his family. He was a hard worker and was able to be promoted to an

apprentice bookbinder. He spent his days binding books, and used his free time in

order to read the books he bound. Eventually, he began reading more scientific

books (The encyclopedia Britannica and Conservations of chemistry had the

greatest impact. (find additional sources to expand). He began to spend his

income on scientific tools and chemicals in order to prove that the topics he had

been reading were true. As he increased his knowledge, he learned that an

established scientist John Tatum was giving public lectures about his area of

study. The lecture of natural philosophy, or physics as it is currently known,

charged a fee of one shilling. This amount was unreachable for Micheal Faraday,
 but was able to find assistance from his family. His older brother, who was also a

blacksmith, grew impressed with his groin dedication to scientific study and gave

him the amount that he needed to see the lecture. His education continued, as a

patron of the bookshop (william dance- get more context) asked if he wanted

tickets to see another scientist's lecture. This lecture was run by Sir Humphry

Davy at the royal institution (add background on both). Sir Humprhy was a

famous scientist of the time and attended four of his lectures. He lectured on a

new topic of the field of chemistry and discussed defining acidity (add additional

info on the field). Faraday was able to see Sir Humphry perform an experiment

while he lectured. Faraday was inspired by what he saw and took and annotated

the notes that he wrote. This produced a 300 page book that he bound and sent to

the scientists as a tribute. He began to use his knowledge to do more advanced

experiments at the back of the bookshop (find information on the experiments

done). By October 1812 his apprenticeship with the bookshop ended and he found

a new job as a bookbinder. Faraday was able to work with Sir Humphrey after he

experienced an injury due to an experiment gone wrong. This allowed him to take

notes for the famous scientist, who was impressed by the tribute Faraday gave

him. This allowed him to leave a lasting impression on Sir Humphry and was

soon employed as a chemical assistant.

● Career

○ He began his working career as a delivery boy for a bookshop. He was later

promoted to working as an apprentice remaining at the shop until he completed

 his apprenticeship. He then found a new job at a different bookshop working as a

book binder. He was then able to get a job as a Chemical assistant at the Royal

Institute, this began in 1831. He was working as a chemical assistante, which had

Faraday preparing aparituses for lectures and experiments. After 7 months he was

taken on a tour with Sir Humphry, which allowed him to increase his scientific

knowledge. Once he returned, his contract was renewed with the royal institute

and he began to be credited in the academic papers he assisted on (qoute example

of articles). In 1816, Faraday was able to give his first university lecture. This

covered the properties of matter and was given to the audience by the Cities

Philosophical society. He also published his first academic paper, which

demonstrated his analysis of calcium hydroxide. This was published in the

Quarterly journal of Science (briefly add the findings). In 1821, Faraday was

promoted to Superintendent of House and laboratory of the Royal institution. In

1824, Faraday was elected to the Royal Society, which solidified his position as a

notable scientist. By 1848 he was offered the presidency of this society, but he

refused the offer. (add more details on jobs)

● What's coming next

○ Contributions, impact, conclusion

Contributions (need more detail but shows topics) (2~3 pages)

● Electromagnetic rotation- based on Hans Christian Oersted’s discoveries (wire carrying

electric current has magnetic qualities). (add trough description of what this is and effect)

(1821)
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■ “Faraday’s electromagnetic rotation apparatus. Electricity flows through

the wires. The liquid in the cups is mercury, a good conductor of

electricity. In the cup on the right, the metal wire continuously rotates

around the central magnet as long as electric current is flowing through the

circuit.” (https://www.famousscientists.org/michael-faraday/)

○ Gas liquefaction and refrigeration (1823)

■ Inspired by John Dalton and William cullen (get additional info)

○ Discovery of benzine (1825)

■ Used to create new materials and understanding of chemical bonding (get

more info)

○ Discovery of electromagnetic induction (1831)

■ Varying magnetic fields cause electricity to flow in a circuit (get more info

for detailed explanation)

○ Faraday's law of Electrolysis (1834)

■ Add equation and explanation

○ Invention of faraday's cage (1836)

■ Explanation of how it works and what it means

○ Faraday effect (1845)

 ■ Links electromagnetism and light

○ Diamagnetism (1845)

■ Property of all matter and described the direction of a magnetic field

■ Can be used on inanimate objects and living objects, visually

demonstrated by levitation

Impact (add more detail, but shows summary) (2 pages)

● Development of the technology needed for electric motors

● Commercial refrigeration

● Allows for the creation of new materials and greater understanding of chemical bonds

● Powering (kinetic energy could become electrical energy)

● LI ion batteries, metal hydride batteries, mobile phones

● Protection, ability to isolate sensitive experiments, dead spot for mobile phones

● More information on light polarization, linking light/electromagnetism

Conclusion (1~2 paragraphs)

● Died at age of 75 on august 25th 1867

● Remained religious entire life

● Offered burial at westminster abbey (with kings and queens) but chose a more modest

burial (shows impact on England and position as a scientist)

● Restate his impact on the Royal institute

● Restate importance of discoveries and impact on the field of physics (specifically

electromagnetism)
 Work cited (mla or apa?)

https://www.famousscientists.org/michael-faraday/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Faraday

https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/michael-faraday
https://www.rigb.org/our-history/michael-faraday/about

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2017/cc/c7cc90239e