Paying the price for an athlete's love for sale Aug 21, 2008
It's not just the great list of history-shaping amateur scientists, from Gregor Mendel to Michael Faraday to Arthur C. Clarke (who in 1945 first proposed the use of geostationary satellites as communications devices). And not just Telstra, sharing $50 million a year between its top eight execs and still unable to send you a bill that makes sense, with or without legal advice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Young Galaxies Have Strong Magnetic Fields Jul 26, 2008
This effect was first described by Michael Faraday in 1845. The researchers used quasars as radiation sources to measure the magnetic fields in the galaxies in question. (Science Daily)
Twist Endings That Redeem Movies Jun 12, 2008
Arlington Roadtrudges along as a paranoia thriller, with Jeff Bridges Michael Faraday character unsure whether he is being paranoid or not about his creepy neighbor Oliver Lang (played by Tim Robbins). Michael continues investigating Oliver, eventually becoming convinced he is a terrorist. (Suite101.com)
Servants of the Supernatural May 28, 2008
On the side of the spiritualists were such greats as Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and George Eliot while the sceptics included Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday and Thomas Wakley. Melechi is at his best when discussing the human frailties, criminal tendencies and scientific egos that were so prominent in the development of spiritualism. (Suite101.com)
James Clerk Maxwell Biography May 10, 2008
He continued work on electromagnetism that Michael Faraday left behind. He wrote the 1873 classic book Electricity and Magnetism. (Suite101.com)
How You Can Fight Global Warming Apr 14, 2008
British chemist Michael Faraday, who had only a grammar school education but discovered the principles of electromagnetism, is a prime example. So is Jack Horner, the world-renowned discoverer of dinosaur behavior and adviser to "Jurassic Park," who never finished college. (ABC News)
Missing Napoleon medal 'lost at sea' Mar 17, 2008
Davy did not hear of the award until years later, when he, his wife and scientific assistant Michael Faraday, the inventor of electro-magnetic induction, took a dangerous cross-Channel trip as the wars raged in 1813. He eventually received it from Napoleon's wife Marie-Louise. (iAfrica.com)
Powering Your Cell Phone Could Be a Walk in the Park Feb 9, 2008
Another effort underway to convert motion into energy relies on the law of induction, named after English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday, which holds that the movement of a conductor (such as a metal wire) through a magnetic field produces a voltage in that conductor proportional to the speed of movement. M2E Power, Inc., in Boise, Idaho, has developed a system of magnets and coils that, when moved, generates energy that can be used to power their host device. (Scientific American)
Lost Redux: Welcome, New People! (Please Don't Shoot the Losties) Feb 8, 2008
(Please Don't Shoot the Losties). Ask Kristin Please make sure you fill in every field. (E! Online)
* Valuing Arabic science Feb 4, 2008
Jim Al-Khalili is a professor of physics at the University of Surrey and last year's recipient of the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Prize. This story has been viewed 417 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Arabic science 'prefigured Darwin and Newton' Jan 30, 2008
Jim Al-Khalili is a professor of physics at the University of Surrey; he is the 2007 recipient of the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Prize and delivers the Faraday lecture at the Royal Society in London tonight. . (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Talk Show Host Dr. Phil McGraw to Speak with Military Couples on Valentine's Day Video Calls Jan 22, 2008
TANDBERG, 1860 Michael Faraday Drive, Reston, VA 20190. TANDBERG, 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 100E, Schaumburg, IL 60173. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Biography in 2008 Dec 29, 2007
In his first major book for a decade Holmes returns to his favourite Romantic period and charts the wide-eyed lives of such scientific pioneers as Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday. Expect plenty of sparks and funny smells. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Glowpoint to Participate in Holiday 'Freedom Calls' to the Troops Dec 4, 2007
TANDBERG, 1860 Michael Faraday Drive, Reston, VA 20190. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
In a parallel universe, this theory would make sense Dec 1, 2007
Jim Al-Khalili, professor of physics and of the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey, is this year's recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday prize for science communication. Advertiser links. (Guardian Unlimited)
Digital timelineExplore the rich history of the computer age Nov 15, 2007
Michael Faraday publishes work on semiconducters While conducting experiments on the effect of temperature on the electrical conductivity of silver sulphide English scientist Michael Faraday found that the material's conductivity increased with temperature. This effect is typical of semiconductors the material of choice for the chip industry. (BBC News -- Technology)
Future archiveA look back at 80 years of technology's cutting edge Sep 30, 2007
Named after the scientist and populist speaker Michael Faraday, the annual lecture series is organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, formerly IEE) ... Electricity - for which Michael Faraday himself is probably best known - has featured in one form or another in many of the annual lectures ... The expansion of the Faraday Lecture tour next year to make ideas even more widely accessible would have had the wholehearted approval of Michael Faraday himself. (BBC News -- UK)
* Nuclear waste: a necessary risk Jul 30, 2007
Jim Al-Khalili is professor of physics and professor of public engagement in science at the University of Surrey, as well as this year's recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday prize for science communication. This story has been viewed 191 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Our Weird Obsession With Genealogy Jul 30, 2007
Michael Faraday could not have anticipated the rise of the electric guitar and its effects on our culture, nor did the inventors of the laser realize they had laid the ground for a thriving industry of tattoo removal. And it is safe to say that Watson and Crick could not have foreseen a day when an analysis of Oprah Winfrey's DNA would tell her that she was descended from the Kpelle people of the Liberian rainforest. (New Republic)
Nuclear waste is hardly a worry with climate threat Jul 26, 2007
He is this year's recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday prize for science communication. His TV series Atom starts tonight on BBC4. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Does tenure need to change? Jul 24, 2007
The Scientist : Does tenure need to change. The Daily: for The Scientist's daily e-mail. (The Scientist)
• Letters to the editor, March 11, 2007 Mar 14, 2007
All the real scientists, until the last few decades, reasoned that science was to understand God (Designer-Creator) and believed their work was discovering God in the universe - Nicolaus Coperinicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo, Rene' Descartes, Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, Michael Faraday, Gregor Mendel, Louis Pasteur, William Thomson Kelvin, George Gabriel Planck, Wolfgang Pauli and Albert Einstein. Atheists absurdly try to claim Albert Einstein is one of their own because he... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Whiskey: Welsh and Proud Mar 2, 2007
But they chose a newly devised method from a design team led by the University of Surrey's David Faraday, a direct descendant of the famous 19th century physicist Michael Faraday. The resulting distillate has a higher alcohol content--91%, vs. 80% for Scotch--that the firm says retains more barley flavor at the outset than its competitors. (BusinessWeek)
Rants: MP3, RFID and Big Hammers Jan 9, 2007
In the 1800s, Michael Faraday discovered EMF signals could be stopped cold if the transmitter or receiver was placed inside a metallic screen. There was nothing uniquely clever or complicated about the construction; pretty much anything worked. (Wired News)
Humans must leave Earth to survive, says Hawking Dec 3, 2006
Prof Hawking was speaking ahead of the presentation to him yesterday of Britains highest scientific award, the Royal Societys Copley Medal, previously granted to Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday and Captain James Cook. He told BBC radio that scientists may be within 20 years of reaching his prediction that mankind would one day know the mind of God by understanding all the laws which govern the universe. (Irish Examiner)
We must travel to the stars to save the human race, says Hawking Dec 1, 2006
His warning came as he collected Britain's highest scientific award, the Royal Society's Copley Medal, previously granted to Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday and Captain James Cook. Professor Hawking, who suffers from motor neurone disease, said he was "honoured" to be in the company of such esteemed men. (Independent)
Hawking foresees escape from Earth Dec 1, 2006
Professor Hawking was speaking ahead of the presentation to him of Britain's highest scientific award, the Royal Society's Copley Medal, previously granted to Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday and Captain James Cook. He told the BBC that scientists may be within 20 years of reaching his prediction in A Brief History of Time that mankind would one day "know the mind of God" by understanding all the laws which govern the universe. (NEWS.com.au)
MIT researcher says notebooks can be recharged wirelessly Nov 17, 2006
It has been known in the form of electromagnetic induction, which was discovered by Michael Faraday in 1831. The effect of current in an emitting coil can induce another current in a receiving coil is used today in a wide variety of electric devices, including induction motors. (TG Daily)
Young love struggles to cope with sudden death Oct 30, 2006
" Heady questions from the "ragged innocent" who meets Michael Faraday, a Harvard dropout, at the age of 19. The year is 1981. John Lennon has just been shot. Josie Tyrell - a compelling creature, young and undefined - is eking out a living in Los Angeles as an artist's model and fledgling actress. Michael Faraday, the artist son of a world-renowned pianist, has come into Josie's life a spreading aura, overtaking every inch of her - at first in enriching and loving ways. But even his name (the... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
The universe on a string Oct 21, 2006
Two hundred years later, Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell showed that electric currents produce magnetic fields, and moving magnets can produce electric currents, establishing that these two forces united. And in the 20th century, Einstein's work proved that space, time and gravity are so entwined that you can't speak sensibly about one without the others. (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story Oct 14, 2006
In the novel, actress, model and teen runaway Josie Tyrell thinks she's found her love in Michael Faraday, an artist and Harvard dropout, until she receives a call from the Los Angeles County Coroner asking her to identify her lover's body. Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Since You Asked Oct 4, 2006
The cage was built and the principle explained by Michael Faraday in 1836. He's the guy for whom an electric unit is named (the "Farad"). (Mail Tribune, OR)
Innovations: Catalysts Sep 27, 2006
Date of research: Smith has been working on this project since 1995, but Michael Faraday began working with chemicals in 1825. "Compared to that, I haven't been working that long on my work," Smith said. (The State News, MI)
'Black' too bland Sep 19, 2006
Enter Michael Faraday. He's a brilliant, cultured 22-year-old Harvard dropout. (USA Today -- Life)
'Paint It Black' is a compelling tale of suicide, memory, and perception Sep 18, 2006
Paint It Black" takes a while to get going. For the first third of the book, 20--year-old Josie grapples with the suicide of her boyfriend, Michael Faraday . A talented artist, Harvard dropout, and the privileged son of a charismatic and controlling mother, famous pianist Meredith Loewy , Michael introduces Josie to an imaginative, sophisticated world well beyond her humble upbringing. Yet he fails in his own personal, spiritual quest to find some sense of inner peace and abandons their shared... (Boston Globe -- Living)
The marriage that shocked Victoria Aug 13, 2006
Before the scandal broke, the heiress counted among her circle leading lights of academia and politics, such as Charles Dickens and Michael Faraday. One arm of the family founded the Coutts bank. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
A farewell to physics? Aug 12, 2006
"We are nearing the end of the "World Year of Physics", otherwise known as Einstein Year, as it is the centenary of his annus mirabilis in which he made three incredible breakthroughs, including special relativity. In fact, it was 100 years ago yesterday that he published the most famous equation in the history of physics: E=mc2. But instead of celebrating, physicists are in mourning after a report showed a dramatic decline in the number of pupils studying physics at school. The number taking... (Guardian Unlimited)
A Peak Behind Einstein's Genius Jul 22, 2006
It took an outsider to see where Newton was lacking: Michael Faraday, a 19th-century physicist and chemist who hauled himself up, one old textbook at a time, from a bookbinder's workshop to one of London's most eminent lecture platforms. Faraday thought he could see what was wrong with Newton's idea of how gravity works (called "action at a distance" because it reckoned gravity occurs instantly between objects, with no go-between). (Forbes -- Business)
Rod Aycox Teams Up With Atlantic Fuel Cell, LLC to Explore the Use of Fuel Cell Technology Jul 8, 2006
ATLANTA, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Faraday (1791-1867) first discovered that by passing an electric current through a liquid (such as water) gasses were produced that were the basic constituents of the liquid. An English lawyer and sometime physicist named William Robert Grove (1811- 1896) wondered whether the reverse might be made to happen. (PR Newswire)
Police pursuing toll road robberies Jul 4, 2006
The suspect, a black man wearing a puffy gray coat and black gloves, forced the VDOT employee to turn and drive several blocks west on Sunset Hill Road before turning again and stopping on Michael Faraday Drive. At that point, the assailant took the driver\'s van keys, two cellular phones and an undisclosed amount of cash. (Clarke Times Courier, VA)
Budding scientists: Catch `em young! Jun 4, 2006
From their enthusiasm during the demonstration, it seemed, at least during those few hours, they had replaced favorite heroes like Spider-man with Michael Faraday and the like. They made up their entire project with scrap materials like a damaged cooling fan from a computer, a dynamo and LEDs from damaged toys, old hard board and waste paper. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Top scientist gives up on creationists May 30, 2006
In 1997, Prof Jones was awarded the Royal Society's Michael Faraday prize, the UK's foremost award for communicating science to the public. Full coverage. (Guardian Unlimited)
Winner gives prize to Kelly family May 20, 2006
Alongside Thomas Edison and Michael Faraday, who struggled against the British class system, there is a depiction of Samuel Morse, who, before inventing the telegraph, ran for mayor of New York on a platform of persecuting Catholics. "It reads like a novel, with twists and turns that would make a fiction writer happy to be so inventive," said the broadcaster Nick Ross, who chaired the judging panel. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Grave matters in Highgate May 14, 2006
LONDON: IT TAKES A VILLAGE: / Islands of individuality survive amid the sprawl / HIGHGATE: Grave matters (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
VILLAGE CHARM May 1, 2006
In the west, permanent residents include Henry Gray of "Gray's Anatomy," poet Christina Rossetti and scientist Michael Faraday. Find novelist George Eliot, choirmaster William Monk who wrote "Abide With Me" and philosopher Karl Marx among those asleep in the east. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
Soft drinks found to have high levels of cancer chemical Mar 4, 2006
Michael Faraday discovered benzene in 1825 when he isolated it from oil gas to form a chemical, six parts carbon, six parts hydrogen. It is produced during incomplete combustion of carbon-rich substances: it is produced from petrochemicals, but occurs naturally in volcanoes, forest fires and in cigarette smoke. (Times Online)
Geniuses That Stand Behind the Geniuses Jan 24, 2006
Another binary scientific setup is Michael Faraday, who was the first to conceptualize electromagnetic fields, and James Clerk Maxwell, who explicitly started out with Faraday's insights and spent his life developing them into laws that quantify and explain how electricity works. Francis Crick and James Watson, co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, were following up on a suggestion made just a couple years earlier by chemist Linus Pauling about the general helical nature of large protein... (Fox News -- Headlines)
