Faraday role model was humphrey davy

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Use the book " Five Equations That Changed the World " chapter " Class Act - Michael Faraday and the Law of Electro magnetic Induction" Pages 119-164 to answer the questions

- Prologue/Veni

Question 1. Describe the dramatic event in Faraday's life that sets the tone for what is to follow.

In what way did this event affect his future life?

Question 2. How would you compare Faraday's home/family life to that of Newton or Bernoulli?

Question 3. Who was Luigi Galvani and what influence did he have on Faraday?

Question 4. The Veni section states that in 1791 "people were trying to improve their status by revolting against the status quo." What particular events in America and France were mentioned to support this statement?

Question 5. The Industrial Revolution was also playing a prominent role in this time period. How did it affect society in general and the Faradays in particular?

Question 6. The Veni section mentions that Faraday was a Sandemanian and describes a few characteristics of that religious sect. Dig a little deeper and tell us the history of that sect and any other beliefs they had that would have impacted Faraday's life.

Question 7. The Veni section tells us that Faraday's role model was Humphrey Davy. Tell us a little bit more about Davy and why he was such an influence on Faraday.

Question 8. Ironically, what was Faraday's first job? How did he turn it into something good?

Question 9. According to Dr. Isaac Watts, what are the four ways to get smarter? How did Faraday follow that advice? (Who was Dr. Isaac Watts?)

Question 10. Who was Dance Junr? How did his intervention make a difference in Faraday's life?

-Vidi/Vici

Question 1. What was the ‘trinity' of natural philosophy? Why those three? Which one did ancient philosophers hold above the other two and why?What did Thales and Aristotle contribute to the study of these three?

Question 2. What was William Gilbert's contribution to study of electricity?

Question 3. The Vidi section tells us that English physician William Gilbert was "the first to make use of what came to be called the scientific method." Tell us more about the scientific method - what it is, what the steps are, and why it would have been an important method for scientists to adopt.

Question 4. Discuss the contributions of the following men. How did their work influence Humphry Davy and Faraday?

• Otto von Guericke

• Newton

• Coulomb

• Van Musschenbroek's Leyden jar

• Galvani and Aldini

• Volta's piles

• Hans Orsted

• Ampere

• Arago

Question 5. What was Faraday's ‘magnetic tornado theory'?

Question 6. Discuss the jealousy between Davy and Faraday. How do you think Davy's actions affected Faraday?

Question 7. What was Faraday's famous discovery? Why did he say it in words? Who mathematized it later?

-Epilogue

Question 1. In what way did Faraday's discovery ‘change the world?'

Question 2, The end of the Vici section said that Faraday's equation led to the end of the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of the Electrical Age. Briefly describe that procession.

Question 3. What are the ethical/spiritual consequences of the discovery?

Question 4. How did Faraday live out his last years?

Attachment:- Five Equations that Changed the World.rar

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