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Article: Discovering Michael Faraday.(CHEMFUSION)
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- Canadian Chemical News
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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In 19th century London, the hottest ticket was to Michael Faraday's public lectures at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The response to these celebrated lectures was so enthusiastic that it resulted in the creation of the first one-way street in London. Albemarle Street had to be converted to one-way traffic to ease the congestion from all the carriages bringing people to the lectures.
The Institution was founded in 1800 by leading British scientists under the guidance of Benjamin Thompson "for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching ...