Michael Faraday, the 21-year-old son of a blacksmith, had a lucky break.

迈克尔·法拉第是铁匠的儿子，幸运的他在21岁事业便有了突破。

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The discovery was foreseen more than 150 years ago by Michael Faraday, the father of electricity.

电学之父法拉第早到150年前就预见了这个发现。

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Michael Faraday discovered in 1831 that an electric current flowing in a wire induces a secondary current in a neighbouring wire.

1831年，迈克尔·法拉第(Michael Faraday)发现，在一根电线内流动的电流会在邻近的一根电线内产生次级电流(secondary current)。

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Michael Faraday discovered in 1831 that an electric current flowing in a wire induces a secondary current in a neighbouring wire.

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But, as James Hamilton contends in an illuminating new biography, Michael Faraday's story is not just the tale of a young man's rise through the scientific ranks.

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Only printing press inventor Johannn Gutenburg, William Shakespeare, William Caxton, who brought printing to Britain, Leonardo da Vinci, Elizabeth the First and the discoverer of electricity, Michael Faraday, were more important than one of the heroes of Welsh history.

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