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20a. Genius Explained [Darwin, Stephenson & Faraday] by Michael Howe

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Michael Faraday Is a Great Example of a Young Man's Work

Michael Faraday was born in 1791 in London. He left school at 13 to become an apprentice book binder for seven years. In the early 19th century almost no schools taught any science. His employer George Rea Bell got Michael Faraday tickets to Humphrey Davies lectures.

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