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Michael Faraday—the son of a blacksmith, who didn't even finish primary school, yet became one of the most important scientists in human history. He discovered electromagnetic induction, constructed the first electric motor and the first dynamo, formulated the laws of electrolysis, and was the first to suggest that light is an electromagnetic wave. Without his discoveries, there would be no power plants, transformers, electric motors, batteries, or most of the devices we use every day. In this installment of the Kumir Stories series, I tell the full story of Michael Faraday's life, from his impoverished childhood in a working-class district of London in the late eighteenth century, through his years as an apprentice in George Riebau's bookbinding workshop, to his groundbreaking experiments at the Royal Institution that forever changed the face of science and technology. You will learn the story of a boy whose teachers deemed him incapable of learning, but who, thanks to his extraordinary curiosity and persistence, self-educated himself into one of the greatest experimenters in the history of physics. You'll learn how tickets to Sir Humphry Davy's lectures, donated by a kind bookstore customer, opened the door to the world of science for Faraday. How three hundred pages of lecture notes, bound in leather by a young bookbinder, became his ticket to a job at one of the world's most important scientific institutions. I tell the story of an eighteen-month journey through Europe alongside Davy, during which Faraday met Volta and Ampère, but also experienced painful humiliation from his mentor's wife. I tell the story of the famous mercury experiment in 1821 that gave the world the first electric motor, and the scandal that nearly destroyed the young scientist's career. I tell the story of the ten years of patient waiting, after which Faraday returned to his research on electromagnetism and, in a few weeks in the autumn of 1831, made the discovery on which all of modern energy rests. This film is also the story of a man of deep faith who twice refused the presidency of the Royal Society, refused a knighthood, and rejected an offer to participate in the production of chemical weapons. It tells the story of a science popularizer whose Christmas lectures at the Royal Institution attracted thousands of listeners and continue to this day. It tells the story of a researcher whose visions were decades ahead of his time and were only confirmed after his death by James Clerk Maxwell and Pieter Zeeman. Michael Faraday's story proves that social background, lack of formal education, and poverty don't have to be obstacles to greatness if they are accompanied by curiosity, diligence, and the courage to think. Channel author: Stanisław Wiśniewiecki All copyrights to the content presented on this channel, including the script, narration, editing, and graphic design, belong to the channel author, Stanisław Wiśniewiecki. Copying, distributing, processing, or using the materials, in whole or in part, without the author's written consent is prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement under applicable law. #MichaelFaraday #HistoryofPhysics #ElectromagneticInduction #KumirowStories #PopularScience