An intimate friend of Faraday once described to me how, when Faraday was endeavouring to explain to Gladstone and several others an important new discovery in science Gladstone's only commentary was but, after all, what use is it? Why, sir, replied Faraday, there is every probability that you will soon be able to tax it!
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Michael Faraday was a 18th-century English chemist and physicist. Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the study of electrochemistry and electromagnetism. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and electrolysis. Read more on Wikipedia →

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