Geek Fact for August 29th

By Judy Novotny / 08/29/2012 / 1 Comment / Geek Facts

In 1831, English chemist Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction using his induction ring.

Faraday succeeded in the “induction” or generation of electricity in a wire by means of the electromagnetic effect of a current in another wire. The induction ring was the first electric transformer.

Learn more at http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blfaraday.htm.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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Karine Aguilar on Facebook
08/29/2012 at 4:59 am

Thanks much Dave … I love your tips

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