ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Guardian: Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein. “He was a self-educated genius whose groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of physics and chemistry electrified the world of science and laid the foundations for Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity nearly a century later. Now, the little-known notebooks of the Victorian scientist Michael Faraday […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/the-guardian-unearthed-notebooks-shed-light-on-victorian-genius-who-inspired-einstein/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/the-guardian-unearthed-notebooks-shed-light-on-victorian-genius-who-inspired-einstein/</a></p>
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Mark Hughes<p>Amazing!</p><p>How a young uneducated Michael Faraday became a world changing scientist and strove to help others be inspired the way that he had been himself.</p><p>And his detailed, intricately illustrated notebooks are going online shortly.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/notebooks-michael-faraday-victorian-scientist-einstein" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/15/notebooks-michael-faraday-victorian-scientist-einstein</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MichaelFaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelFaraday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a></p>
MyShetland<p><a href="https://myshetland.co.uk/a-funny-old-day-5/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">myshetland.co.uk/a-funny-old-d</span><span class="invisible">ay-5/</span></a></p><p>Found these two family photos of Michael Faraday. I am trying to find out more. If you can help, please give me a DM. Many thanks.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Michaelfaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michaelfaraday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familyhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>familyhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familyphotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>familyphotos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photograph</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RoyalInstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalInstitution</span></a> was founded in 1799 by a group of leading British scientists. No less than 14 <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Nobel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nobel</span></a> laureates have conducted ground-breaking research at the Institution over the ensuing centuries, but the 19th century physicist <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MichaelFaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelFaraday</span></a> is a major focus. </p><p>Science lives here: take a virtual tour of the Royal Institution in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> | Ars Technica<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/science-lives-here-take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-royal-institution-in-london/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2023/1</span><span class="invisible">2/science-lives-here-take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-royal-institution-in-london/</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Science lives here: take a virtual tour of the Royal Institution in London - Enlarge / The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 and is still locate... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990405" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1990405</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/royalinstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>royalinstitution</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/scienceoutreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceoutreach</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/michaelfaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>michaelfaraday</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sciencemuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencemuseums</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/humphreydavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humphreydavy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JoBlakely" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JoBlakely</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> That ⬆️ would not be a problem. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MichaelFaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelFaraday</span></a> was a chemist. 🤷🏻♂️</p>
IT News<p>Replicating Faraday’s 200-Year-Old Electric Motor - Although new electric motor types are still being invented, the basic principle of... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/09/18/replicating-faradays-200-year-old-electric-motor/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2023/09/18/replic</span><span class="invisible">ating-faradays-200-year-old-electric-motor/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electromagnetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electromagnetics</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homopolarmotor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homopolarmotor</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/michaelfaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>michaelfaraday</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electricmotor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricmotor</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/classichacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classichacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Dennis A<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MichaelFaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelFaraday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawOfInduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawOfInduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlbertEinstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertEinstein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpecialRelativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialRelativity</span></a> <br>"... Einstein himself credited Faraday's experimental demonstration of 'Faraday's law of induction' as the key breakthrough behind relativity."</p><p>Big Think: <br>71 years earlier, this scientist beat Einstein to relativity</p><p>"Michael Faraday's 1834 law of induction was the key experiment behind the eventual discovery of relativity. Einstein admitted it himself."<br><a href="https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/scientist-beat-einstein-relativity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigthink.com/starts-with-a-ban</span><span class="invisible">g/scientist-beat-einstein-relativity/</span></a></p>
Count Inland Vampire ™️<p>Contrary to popular myth, <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AphexTwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AphexTwin</span></a> did not live here. I used to live close by.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/brutalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>brutalism</span></a> <br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/brutalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>brutalist</span></a> <br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/brutalistarchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>brutalistarchitecture</span></a><br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/michaelfaraday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>michaelfaraday</span></a> <br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/michaelfaradaymemorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>michaelfaradaymemorial</span></a><br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/rodneygordon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rodneygordon</span></a><br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/elephantandcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elephantandcastle</span></a><br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/elephantsquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elephantsquare</span></a><br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>London</span></a> <br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/LondonArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LondonArchitecture</span></a> <br /><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fediverse</span></a></p>
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