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Michael Faraday: Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey Episode 10 Part 3
Explore the early life of Michael Faraday in this episode as he overcomes struggles in his education to become a renowned scientist. Learn more about Faraday's journey and achievements in this captivating segment of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.
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In 1791, in a squalid slum in the suburbs of London, Michael Faraday was born.
He showed little promise at school.
Pray tell us a word that begins with the letter R.
Well?
Wabbit.
The word is rabbit.
Once again and correctly this time.
Wabbit.
Do you mock me?
Have I not told you how to pronounce the letter R?
Surely you can at least tell.
Tell us your name.
Michael Faraday, ma'am.
Take this here penny and buy me a cane
so that I may give your insolent brother a proper flogging.
History does not record that Michael Faraday
ever attended school again.
Faraday took his family's fundamentalist
Christian faith to heart.
It would always remain a source of strength,
comfort, and humility for him.
He was sent to work at a book bindery at the age of 13.
By day, he bound the books, and by night, he read them.
It was the beginning of a lifelong fascination with literature.
Electricity.
