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Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was an English scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831, the principle behind electric generators and transformers. Largely self-educated, he worked at the Royal Institution in London, where he also made major discoveries in electrochemistry, built an early electric motor and gave popular lectures on science.
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