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Faraday: the spark of genius
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Faraday: the spark of genius
Consider the case of Michael Faraday, a man of little formal
education, son of a blacksmith, trained as a bookbinder, whose
superior intellect and persistent curiosity led him to become one of
the greatest scientists of his age.
Faraday's rise from poverty is made more impressive by the fact
that it took place in England just after the Napoleonic Wars.
Highly stratified London society was in the grip of industrial
revolution, with a growing gulf between the haves and have-nots.
In the broadest terms, gentlemen of leisure were at one end;
colliery workers, smiths ...
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