The invisible power

Since ages we are curious to know about the natural phenomenon around us. Initially during primitive time, we used to fear the power of nature. With times we started understanding it. And then we invented mechanism to tap the natural powers of nature for our uses. Alessandro Volta?had developed the photo voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric battery during the 18th century which was a major stepping stone in the field of electrical engineering study.

During the next century we got Michael Faraday within us. He has done a great series of inventions during his life. His main discoveries include the principles underlying?electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism?and electrolysis. Although Faraday received little formal education, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. It was by his research on the magnetic field?around a conductor?carrying a direct current?that Faraday established the concept of the electromagnetic field?in physics. Faraday also established that magnetism?could affect rays of light?and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena.?He similarly discovered the principles of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and the laws of electrolysis. His inventions?of electromagnetic rotary devices?formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity?became practical for use in technology.

Michael Faraday was born on 22 September 1791 in Newington Butts, Surrey.?His family was not well off. His father, James, was a member of the Glasite?sect of Christianity. James Faraday moved his wife, Margaret,?and two children to London during the winter of 1790 from Outhgill?in Westmorland, where he had been an apprentice to the village blacksmith.?Michael was born in the autumn of that year. The young Michael Faraday, who was the third of four children, having only the most basic school education, had to educate himself.

Faraday died in 1867, having made many contributions to the world of electricity. His work serves as the basis for electrical engineering, as the fundamental principles he discovered are still in use today.

Although the study of electricity was originally considered to be a part of physics, electrical engineering eventually branched into its own discipline. In 1883, the world’s first School of Electrical Engineering was established at the Technische Universit?t Darmstadt. Other schools followed suit in providing an education to budding electrical engineers, and the field continued to expand.

In an increasingly technological world, electrical engineers are more in demand than ever. They will be called upon to provide innovative engineering solutions for diverse industries, such as real estate, process plants, heavy engineering industries, retails, telecommunications, automobile, and renewable energy. Luckily, electrical engineers are more than up to the challenge!