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Michael Faraday was an English physicist and chemist, born on September 22, 1791, and died on August 25, 1867. He made significant contributions to the field of electromagnetism, particularly the discovery of electromagnetic induction, which had a profound impact on the development of the electric power industry and electrical engineering.

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“It may be a weed instead of a fish that, after all my labour, I at last pull up.”

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Book:The Life and Letters of Faraday

Source: The Life and Letters of Faraday

“I am busy just now again on Electro-Magnetism and think I have got hold of a good thing but can't say; it may be a weed instead of a fish that after all my labour I may at last pull up.”

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Book:The Life and Letters of Faraday

Source: The Life and Letters of Faraday

“What a delight it is to think that you are quietly & philosophically at work in the pursuit of science... rather than fighting amongst the crowd of black passions & motives that seem now a days to urge men every where into action. What incredible scenes every where, what unworthy motives ruled for the moment, under high sounding phrases and at the last what disgusting revolutions.”

Source: The letters of Faraday and Schoenbein 1836-1862: With notes, comments and references to contemporary letters

“I have taken your advice and the names used are anode cathode anions cations and ions the last I shall have but little occasion for. I had some hot objections made to them here and found myself very much in the condition of the man with his son and Ass who tried to please every body.”

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“Tyndall, ... I must remain plain Michael Faraday to the last; and let me now tell you, that if accepted the honour which the Royal Society desires to confer upon me, I would not answer for the integrity of my intellect for a single year.”

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Author:Michael Faraday