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This post is a basic timeline of Michael Faraday (1791-1867). There are 10 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia
- 1791: Born in Newington Butts, England
- ~ 1805: Began working as a bookbinder
- 1813: Became assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution
- 1821: Constructed an electric rotation motor
- 1824: Elected to the Royal Society
- 1831: Demonstrated electromagnetic induction
- 1831: Constructed the first electric generator
- 1833: Became professor at the Royal Institution
- 1845: Discovered the Faraday effect of light
- 1867: Died at age 75 in Hampton Court, England
