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Episode Synopsis
The modern world is inconceivable without this son of a blacksmith and his meticulous, relentless brain. Naomi Alderman meets the mind behind huge scientific advances – who made breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity, changed the technology by which we live and contributed to our theoretical understanding of the forces underpinning the universe. Faraday also devoted his life to spreading the understanding of science into public life via his lectures at the Royal Institution. Special thanks to Frank James, Professor of the History of Science at University College London. Produced by BBC Studios Audio in partnership with The Open University.
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