Homage to the great 19th century scientist
Faraday sculpture
Arriving at the University from its railway station you are greeted by a dramatic statue by Eduardo Paolozzi. The statue was presented by the sculptor to mark the Centenary of the University
According to the sculpture the statue is not ??of Faraday??, but it is ??for Faraday??, a tribute to the famous scientist
Faraday used imagery rather than mathematics and pictured fields in terms of lines of force. These feature in the stature with shapes to represent force fields shown connecting hand, torso and the world beyond.
Faraday's greatest work was with electricity. In 1821 he built two devices to produce what he called electromagnetic rotation: that is a continuous circular motion from the circular magnetic force around a wire. Ten years later, in 1831, he began his great series of experiments in which he discovered electromagnetic induction. These experiments form the basis of modern electromagnetic technology.
Submitted by: Andrew Hunt, 02 July 2004
