Michael Faraday
Electromagnetism pioneer
English scientist (1791-1867), self-taught father of the electric age.
A bookbinder's apprentice with almost no math, he discovered electromagnetic induction — the principle behind every generator and electric motor. So gifted at experiment that the abstract theory was left to others; the 'farad' and the Faraday cage carry his name.
Famous for
- Electromagnetic induction
- The electric motor and generator
- Faraday cage
- Laws of electrolysis
In Rubicon
Michael Faraday is one of the historical characters you can play as in Rubicon, a trivia game where you answer in your own words and an AI judge reads what you meant. Michael Faraday is filed under Natural Sciences, and is strongest at Natural Sciences and Technology & Engineering.
Others in Natural Sciences
- Isaac Newton — Laws of motion + calculus
- Marie Curie — Pioneered radioactivity
- Pythagoras — The Pythagorean theorem
- Euclid — Father of geometry
- Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi — Founder of algebra
- Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) — Optics + the scientific method