Michael Faraday.ppt

Michael Faraday Outline Introduction Early life Research work Later years Influence Conclusion Introduction One of the most marvelous scientists in the 19th century Rose from obscure origin Diligent and intelligent Became not only a great chemist, but also a renowned physicist Most influential breakthroughs were in electromagnetism Early Life Born in Newington, England in 1791 One of the four children in a working class family Only some basic education from a church school Had been apprenticed to a London bookbinder since 14 Took the opportunity to read some of the books Early Life (continued) Developed an interest in science Saved money to buy some apparatus for his first experiment Began to attend some lectures on science Decided to quit trade and pursue science at the end of his apprenticeship Big Change Wrote to Sir Humphry Davy Chemist at the Royal Institution Begged for a job and sent along with a bound volume of notes, which he had taken at Davy’s lectures Impressed by the boy’s zeal, Davy made Faraday his laboratory assistant in 1813 Big change (continued) Since then (21 year-old), drank in knowledge from Davy Finished his second apprenticeship in 1820 Great accomplishment for a man who was almost completely self-educated originally Early Research Mainly with chemical problems In 1820, produced C2Cl4 and C2Cl6 In 1823, discovered a method of liquefying chlorine and other gases In 1825, successfully isolated a new compound, benzene Influence Significant Breakthroughs in Electricity and Magnetics Three important inventions Motor (1821) Transformer (1831) Generator (1831) How could he make it? Books, Lectures Experiments Inspiration + Originality Invention of Motor Oerstead discovered the deflection of a magnet upon an electric current flowed (1820) Inspired by Wollaston’s idea of producing a reciprocal effect Successfully constructed a model in which a wire would rotate around a magnet (1821) His Research on Current Induction The first scheme Other Contri