Michael Faraday: One Of The World's Great Physicists

By day Faraday worked for Davy, but by night he experiment with electromagnetic rotation (the principle behind the electric motor).  In 183 Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction, the principle behind the electric transformer and generator.  Faraday also founded the Christmas Lectures, which continue to this day.  Each year at Christmas time a famous physicist gives science lectures at the Royal Institution in London.

In the early 1850's Faraday's health began to deteriorate, but he continued his work in his chosen field until his death.  He is truly one of the great physicists in history.  Next time you drive around Carlsbad and pass Faraday, think of Michael Faraday, chemist and physicist, for whom the street is named.