Terms: faraday michael
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1. Faraday, Michael (Rigb.org)
   "Michael Faraday, the discoverer of electro-magnetic induction, electro-magnetic rotations, the magneto-optical effect, diamagnetism, field theory and much else besides, was born in Newington Butts (the area of London now known as the Elephant and Castle) on 22 September 1791." 10-05

2. Great Inventors (Thinkquest.org)
   Provides information on Albert Einstein, Douglas Engelbart, Johann Gutenberg, Alfred Nobel, Elisha Graves Otis, Michael Faraday, Alexander Bell, Enrico Fermi, Oliver Evans, Alessandro Volta, George Eastman, Ted Hoff, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Alva Edison, Blaise Pascal, James Watt, and Tim Berners-Lee. 7-05

3. Electromagnetic Induction (Florida State University - Davidson)
   "When Michael Faraday made his discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831, he hypothesized that a changing magnetic field is necessary to induce a current in a nearby circuit. To test his hypothesis he made a coil by wrapping a paper cylinder with wire. He connected the coil to a galvanometer, and then moved a magnet back and forth inside the cylinder."
   
   "When you move the magnet back and forth, notice that the galvanometer needle moves, indicating that a current is induced in the coil. Notice also that the needle immediately returns to zero when the magnet is not moving. Faraday confirmed that a moving magnetic field is necessary in order for electromagnetic induction to occur."10-05