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The Inspiring Story Behind Faraday's Journey with Science: A Recap of Electromagnetism in Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey Episode 10 Part 5
Explore the tale of Michael Faraday's rise from a humble bookbinder to an indispensable scientist in this recap of Episode 10 Part 5 of Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey. Discover how Faraday's dedication to science and his mentor, Humphrey Davy, shaped his remarkable journey in the world of electromagnetism.
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When a chemical experiment blew up in the face of the world-renowned scientist Humphrey
Davy, he remembered Michael Faraday, the lad who had gone through such lengths to copy
down and bind the transcript of his lecture.
You have a first-rate memory, young man, and I shall have temporary need of a secretary.
Sir, I dream of a life in service to science.
I would advise you to stick to the bookbinding.
Science is a harsh mistress.
Surely a person of your station and modest means must have a trade.
Trade is vicious and selfish.
Men of science are amiable and morally superior.
I take it I'm the first man of science you've ever met.
Faraday made himself indispensable to Davy.
The temporary job?
became his lifelong home.
By day, he assisted Davey in the lab.
At day's end, he climbed the stairs to the little apartment
where his beloved bride Sarah was waiting.
Humphrey Davey and the chemist William Walliston
were experimenting with a mysterious phenomenon,
one with potentially far-reaching implications.
This is the identical setup to Orsted's.
Now, close the circuit, Davey, and watch closely.
What could be driving the needle away from the wire?
Damned if I know. But it's as if the electric current makes the wire behave like some kind of magnet.
Electricity must have something to do with magnetism.
Now, if we could only get it to turn.
continuously. Imagine what might be accomplished if we could put these
forces to work. After you tidy up Faraday, you might see what you can make of it.
