Southwark in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

The Faraday Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 28, 2018

1. The Faraday Memorial Marker

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The Faraday Memorial. . , The Faraday Memorial , Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 to 25 August 1867) , Near this spot in Newington Butts, Michael Faraday, one of Britain's greatest scientific figures, was born on 22 September 1791 and his birth is recorded in the family Bible, now in the Cuming Museum. Faraday invented the electric motor, transformer and generator and formulated the field theory of electro-magnetism, which is the cornerstone of modern physics. , , His father, a blacksmith, and his mother, who had been in service, had moved from Westmorland to Newington Butts shortly after their marriage in 1786. They lived here until about 1796 when they moved to Marylebone when Faraday was aged five. Faraday spent his entire career at the Royal Institution, which housed Britain's best equipped laboratory, communicating and applying his fundamental scientific discoveries. During his time there the Christmas lectures for children were started which continue to this day and are now televised. He provided advice to the state and its agencies including overseeing the programme to electrify lighthouses in the 1850s and 1860s. , , The practical applications of Faraday's discoveries have transformed the world. From trains to computers, from satellites to mobile phones, anything electrical uses the scientific principles that Faraday discovered. Without his work our life today would be very different. , , Rodney Gordon (2 February 1933 to 30 May 2008) Rodney Gordon, designer of the Faraday Memorial, graduated from the Architectural Association School in 1957. His first job at the London County Council Architects department was to design this London Underground substation, dedicated to Michael Faraday. , , Rodney Gordon's first design for the memorial was for an inverted glazed pyramid, revealing glowing mercury vapour rectifiers. This was abandoned for fear of distracting motorists. The final memorial, a stainless steel box suspended from a four columned black steel structure, originally planned floating over a moat, reflects the work of architect Mies van de Rohe. The building exhibits the mantra of the Bauhaus and suggests an electric age generated by Michael Faraday's discoveries in electricity and electro magnetism. The memorial was listed Grade II in 1996.

The Faraday Memorial
Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 to 25 August 1867)
Near this spot in Newington Butts, Michael Faraday, one of Britain's greatest scientific figures, was born on 22 September 1791 and his birth is recorded in the family Bible, now in the Cuming Museum. Faraday invented the electric motor, transformer and generator and formulated the field theory of electro-magnetism, which is the cornerstone of modern physics.

His father, a blacksmith, and his mother, who had been in service, had moved from Westmorland to Newington Butts shortly after their marriage in 1786. They lived here until about 1796 when they moved to Marylebone when Faraday was aged five. Faraday spent his entire career at the Royal Institution, which housed Britain's best equipped laboratory, communicating and applying his fundamental scientific discoveries. During his time there the Christmas lectures for children were started which continue to this day and are now televised. He provided advice to the state and its agencies including overseeing the programme to electrify lighthouses in the 1850s and 1860s.

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of Faraday's discoveries have transformed the world. From trains to computers, from satellites to mobile phones, anything electrical uses the scientific principles that Faraday discovered. Without his work our life today would be very different.

Rodney Gordon (2 February 1933 to 30 May 2008) Rodney Gordon, designer of the Faraday Memorial, graduated from the Architectural Association School in 1957. His first job at the London County Council Architects department was to design this London Underground substation, dedicated to Michael Faraday.

Rodney Gordon's first design for the memorial was for an inverted glazed pyramid, revealing glowing mercury vapour rectifiers. This was abandoned for fear of distracting motorists. The final memorial, a stainless steel box suspended from a four columned black steel structure, originally planned floating over a moat, reflects the work of architect Mies van de Rohe. The building exhibits the mantra of the Bauhaus and suggests an electric age generated by Michael Faraday's discoveries in electricity and electro magnetism. The memorial was listed Grade II in 1996.

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Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 28, 2018

2. The Faraday Memorial

marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 51° 29.721′ N, 0° 6.045′ W. Marker is in Southwark, England, in Greater London. It is at the intersection of Newington Butts and St. George’s Road, on the right when traveling north on Newington Butts. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Southwark, England SE1 6TG, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: One Mile from London Bridge (approx. half a kilometer away); Section of the Berlin Wall (approx. half a kilometer away); British 15-inch naval guns (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Soviet World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Craigie Aitchison (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Charlie Chaplin

Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 28, 2018

3. The Faraday Memorial

(approx. one kilometer away); Kennington Palace (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); a different marker also named Charlie Chaplin (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwark.

Also see . . . Michael Faraday on Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 17, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

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