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Michael Faraday
1862 - Hampton Court
With his memory fraying while institutions claim his work, the man who discovered electromagnetism sets down what the science actually felt like.
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Michael Faraday
1862 - Hampton Court
With his memory fraying while institutions claim his work, the man who discovered electromagnetism sets down what the science actually felt like.
