Перевести . a blacksmith's son , michael faraday was born near london on september 22 , 1791. his family was too poor to keep him in school long . at the age of 13 michael began working as an errand boy in a , bookshop. a year later he became an apprentice to a bookbinder . both these jobs helped him to develop a passionate interest in books . faraday was also able to attend some public lectures by the world-famous chemist sir humphrey davy. he attended the lectures with great enthusiasm and soon asked davy to give him work as an assistant . davy employed faraday as a laboratory assistant . though michael's salary was smaller than the one he had earned as a bookbinder , he was very pleased to work in a scientific laboratory . from now on faraday could devote practically all his time to research in science . he made a lot of experiences , and produced several new kinds of optical glasses that greatly improved the telescope. his discovery of benzene , which he separated from oil gas , found world-wide application . he discovered the law of electrolysis , etc. but the problem of electricity and magnetism interested him above all. faraday wanted to know if electricity could be made with the help of a magnet ? first he produced a current in a wire by a magnet , then , in 1831, he showed that an electric current could induce another current in a different circuit . this discovery of the electromagnetic induction later became the basis of all modern electrical engineering. faraday was one of those men who made possible the age of electricity . he measured the electric current for the first time . he also made several important observations on the conductivity of different materials. faraday founded the theory of electric and magnetic fields and made great contribution into the development of electro - magnetic theory of light . all his life faraday was poor . he believed that a scientist could not serve science for money. although faraday enjoyed world - wide popularity , he remained a modest man and wanted neither high titles nor prizes for his numerous discoveries
