You Can Visit His Magnetic Laboratory in London

At the Royal Institution, an organization dedicated to promoting applied research, Faraday held a number of scientific positions. Faraday was eventually selected as its Fullerian Professor of Chemistry, a permanent position that allowed him to conduct study and experiments at his leisure. The Faraday Museum at the Royal Institution has precisely recreated his magnetic laboratory from the 1850s. Michael Faraday's fundamental discoveries of the magneto-optical effect and diamagnetism were made in this laboratory.

The area was a servants' hall before the Ri moved in, as evidenced by the old dumbwaiter that Faraday later used to store his experiments (behind the door in this photo). It was utilized as an apparatus storage by 1819, and Faraday secretly took it over for his own studies in the 1820s. The chamber is located beneath the main part of the structure and has limited natural light, making it ideal for experiments involving light beams.

The laboratory became a storehouse after Faraday's death in 1867, and it was left undisturbed. The centenary of his discovery of electromagnetic induction was commemorated in 1931 with a large display at the Albert Hall, which included a full-scale recreation of the lab. The original room's history was ultimately recognized, and it has since functioned as the heart of the Royal Institution's museum. The contemporary design of the room is based on a painting by Faraday's acquaintance Harriet Moore from the 1850s. Except the oil lamp, all the things on display were used by Faraday and include some of his most important inventions and apparatus, including the electric motor, homo polar generator, and the huge electromagnet he employed in his diamagnetic studies.