[Home]History of Michael Faraday

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Revision 6 . . (edit) September 21, 2001 8:48 pm by Malcolm Farmer
Revision 5 . . (edit) September 21, 2001 8:44 pm by MichaelTinkler
Revision 3 . . (edit) September 20, 2001 2:19 pm by Bryan Derksen
  

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Changed: 3c3
After he sent Humphrey Davy a sample of nbote that he had made, Davy employed Faraday as his assistant.
After he sent Humphrey Davy a sample of notes that he had made, Davy employed Faraday as his assistant. In a class-ridden society, he was not considered to be a gentleman, and it is said that Davy's wife refused to treat him as an equal and would not associate with him socially.

Changed: 11c11
The unit of capacitance, the farad? is named after him; his picture has been printed on British banknotes
The unit of capacitance, the farad? is named after him; his picture has been printed on British £20 banknotes.

Added: 13a14,15

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