What inspired Michael Faraday to look for the Faraday effect?

The more I read of Michael Faraday's work, the more I am in awe of the scientist's insights and abilities. As evidence of the remarkable ... The effect that Faraday observed is now known as Faraday rotation, and we take a look at the experiments, and their reception, in this post. read more

Faraday himself describes the discovery in his diary: interestingly, he was a lousy mathematician, but I am pretty sure the experiment and discovery were entirely his own. read more

Michael Faraday FRS (/ ˈ f ær ə d eɪ, -d i /; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. read more

Michael Faraday was born on September 22, 1791 in London, England, UK. He was the third child of James and Margaret Faraday. His father was a blacksmith who suffered poor health. read more