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Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday

1791-1867
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BiographyMichael Faraday, (born Sept. 22, 1791, Newington, Surrey, Eng.—died Aug. 25, 1867, Hampton Court, Surrey), English physicist and chemist whose many experiments contributed greatly to the understanding of electromagnetism.
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    "Michael Faraday." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 22 Sep. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/201705/Michael-Faraday>.
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