Michael Faraday
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Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist who contributed vastly to the study of electrochemistry and electromagnetism. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagneti
Faraday, c. 1850s
Three Fellows of the Royal Society offering the presidency to Faraday (right) in 1857
Faraday's grave at Highgate Cemetery, north London
Equipment used by Faraday to make glass on display at the Royal Institution in London
Ernest Rutherford
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Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, was a New Zealand physicist and chemist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear physics. He has been described as "the father of n
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…I cannot afford to get rich." Albert Einstein kept a portrait of Faraday on his study wall, alongside those of Isaac Newton and Maxwell. Physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, "When we consider the magnitude and extent of his discoveries and their influence on the progress of science and of industry, there is no honour…
Rutherford, c. 1920s
Rutherford in 1892
A statue of a young Ernest Rutherford at his memorial in Brightwater, New Zealand.