1831 ⟶ Michael Faraday's Discovery of Electromagnetic Induction

Michael Faraday invents a method of electromagnetic inductio...
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💡 Michael Faraday's Discovery of Electromagnetic Induction

Michael Faraday invents a method of electromagnetic induction. It would be independently invented by Joseph Henry the following year. Faraday is credited with inventing the first electric generator called the Faraday disk.⟶
Michael Faraday's Discovery of Electromagnetic Induction (1831)
PhysicsElectricityMagnetismElectromagnetismMichael Faraday
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💡 Maxwell Publishes On Physical Lines of Force

James Clerk Maxwell publishes On Physical Lines of Force, formulating the four Maxwell's Equations.⟶
Maxwell Publishes On Physical Lines of Force (1861)
PhysicsElectromagnetismScientific RevolutionTheoretical PhysicsJames Clerk MaxwellGlobal Impact
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💡 James Clerk Maxwell Develops Theory of Electromagnetism

James Clerk Maxwell: Theory of electromagnetism.⟶
James Clerk Maxwell Develops Theory of Electromagnetism (1864)
PhysicsElectromagnetismScientific TheoryTheoretical PhysicsGlobal Impact
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💡 Frederick Guthrie Observes Thermionic Emission

Frederick Guthrie discovers thermionic emission.⟶
Frederick Guthrie Observes Thermionic Emission (1873)
PhysicsElectricityExperimentation
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⚛️ Dirac Equation Formulation

Paul Dirac: Dirac equation (Quantum mechanics)⟶
Dirac Equation Formulation (1928)
Quantum MechanicsTheoretical PhysicsPhysicsParticle PhysicsElectromagnetismScientific Revolution
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