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Michael Faraday
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उत्तर
Michael Faraday (1791–1867) was an English chemist and physicist whose foundational work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry (e.g., electromagnetic induction and the laws of electrolysis) was developed while working under Humphry Davy and W. T. Brande at the Royal Institution; his honours include the Royal Society’s Copley Medal (1832, 1838), Royal Medal (1835, 1846), Rumford Medal (1846), and the RSA’s Albert Medal (1866).
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Write what is implied in the following sentence.
Even then Davy did not have much hope for Faraday.
(What do the words 'even then' suggest?)
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- What would you like to learn about in your Science period?
- Have you ever tried to do an experiment on your own? If yes, tell me about it. If not, tell me why you’ve never tried.
- What would you like to learn about in your English classes?
Write as many uses of the following as you can. Form groups of four. Compare your lists. Make a long list by putting together the lists of all members.
- A cloth bag
- a wicker basket
- a glass bottle or jar
- a steel bowl
- a thick string or rope
What is the meaning of:
Reading became his obsession?
Why do you think Faraday’s friend gave him a free ticket to Davy’s programme?
What actions and thoughts of Faraday show that he was inspired by Davy?
Guess the meaning of mentor.
How did Faraday respond to that treatment?
What happens when an electric current is applied to a wire?
Give one example to show that Davy was not a good mentor.
Guess the meaning of reverse engineer it.
Faraday kept a souvenir of his failure as a source of inspiration.
Write the idea behind an electrical generator.
Why were Faraday’s drawings not accepted?
Does it mean they were wrong?
Try out the experiment of the iron filings and the magnet.
epitomises: is a perfect example of.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
When he was twelve, ______ school ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
One day he came across a book on ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
Davy never believed ______ science ______.
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People started telling Davy that ______ discoveries, ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
He went on to prove that ______ filings;
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
It was Maxwell who ______ equations ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
When he was twelve, ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
One day he came across a book on ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
People started telling ______ that ______.
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He went on to prove that ______.
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It was ______ who ______.
