Without him, you wouldn't have a happy childhood.

Have you ever chased a speeding four-wheel drive car and shouted out silly slogans like the protagonist in the animation? Have you ever coiled copper wires to try to make the fastest motor in the world?

While doing these things, have you ever thought about how this small motor made of copper coils and magnets drives the four-wheel drive vehicle?

All this is thanks to a scientist: Faraday .

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In 1831, Faraday discovered the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction through a series of experiments and invented the prototype of today's electric motor: the electromagnetic rotating machine. It is these discoveries that have led to the fast-spinning small motors in today's four-wheel drive cars.

August 25th is the 155th anniversary of Faraday's death. Let us take a look at how this poor boy from a poor blacksmith's family became a physicist.

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