Faraday, Michael — born Sept. 22, 1791, Newington, Surrey, Eng. died Aug. 25, 1867, Hampton Court English physicist and chemist. Son of a blacksmith, he received only a basic education in a church Sunday school, but he went to work as an assistant to Humphry Davy,… … Universalium
Faraday , Michael — (1791–1867) British physicist and chemist Faraday s father was a blacksmith who suffered from poor health and could only work irregularly. Faraday, who was born in Newington, knew real poverty as a child and his education was limited for he left… … Scientists
Faraday, Michael — (1791–1867) English scientist. The son of a blacksmith, Faraday was apprenticed to a bookbinder when he attracted the attention of Sir Humphrey Davy in 1812. His discovery of electro magnetic ‘lines of force’ and his view of the atom as merely a… … Philosophy dictionary
Faraday,Michael — Far·a·day (fărʹə dā , dē), Michael. 1791 1867. British physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1831) and proposed the field theory later developed by Maxwell and Einstein. * * * … Universalium
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Faraday, Michael — ► (1791 1867) Físico y químico británico. Pudo, con la ayuda de un voltímetro de su invención, establecer las leyes cualitativas de la electrólisis, debiéndosele las denominaciones de «ánodo» y «cátodo». Sus descubrimientos más importantes son:… … Enciclopedia Universal
FARADAY, MICHAEL — a highly distinguished chemist and natural philosopher, born at Newington Butts, near London, of poor parents; received a meagre education, and at 13 was apprenticed to a bookseller, but devoted his evenings to chemical and electrical studies … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Faraday, Michael — (1791–1867) British chemist and physicist … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Faraday, Michael — (1791 1867) Natural philosopher, s. of a blacksmith, was b. in London, and apprenticed to a book binder. He early showed a taste for chemistry, and attended the lectures of Sir H. Davy (q.v.), by whom he was, in 1813, appointed his chemical… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Faraday — Faraday, Michael … Philosophy dictionary
