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SUMMARY:The Genius of Michael Faraday - Prof. Sir John Meurig Thomas\, Uni
 versity of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Rok Nezic
DESCRIPTION:Lord Rutherford said of Michael Faraday that he was one of the
  greatest experimenters ever\; Albert Einstein believed that Faraday was r
 esponsible for the greatest change in the intellectual structure of physic
 s since Newton. There is little doubt that Faraday bequeathed a greater co
 rpus of useful knowledge than any other physical scientist. How did it com
 e about that Faraday\, a deeply religious man who left school at thirteen 
 to become an errand boy and then an apprentice to a bookbinder (a young ma
 n who never attended high school or university and knew no mathematics)\, 
 could reach such pinnacles? In terms that are intelligible to non-scientis
 ts and interested lay persons\, the speaker shall endeavor to answer the a
 bove and related questions. The tale of Faraday’s achievements and disco
 veries is one of the most romantic in the history of science\; his charact
 er\, intellect and commitment speak to us through all ages.\n\nAmong numer
 ous other honours he received\, Prof. Sir John Meurig Thomas was appointed
  the Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution of Great Br
 itain in 1988 - a position first held by Michael Faraday himself. \n\nAs t
 his is an outreach talk\, it is FREE FOR EVERYONE\, and will be followed b
 y a drinks reception.
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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