I read a fascinating new biography of Faraday recently. I didnt know he did a lot in chemistry also, like these lectures.
We are approaching the 200th anniversary of his invention of the continuous electric motor in 1821. We have a specific origin-story in his notebooks as how he presented it as a novelty to nephew.
While we are at it, the Engineering Guy has a really good youtube channel. His videos are not very frequent most of them does a great job explaining how mundane objects are designed and manufactured. I thought I was familiar with some of his subjects but I always end up learning something new after watching.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 20.5 ms ] threadWe are approaching the 200th anniversary of his invention of the continuous electric motor in 1821. We have a specific origin-story in his notebooks as how he presented it as a novelty to nephew.
Personal favourites:
Aluminium cans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhisi2FBuw
Wind-up music box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COty6_oDEkk
Nerf guns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCxco6227xo
- [1] http://www.engineerguy.com/fourier/
Definitely recommend this series (and the other videos)