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Studies in the History of Natural Sciences  2020, Vol. 39 Issue (1): 111-123    DOI:
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Between the Ambition and Reality: Michael Faraday and the Royal Institution of Great Britain
WANG Luoyin
Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China
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Abstract  Michael Faraday's ambitions for his scientific career were closely related to the special experiences of his early years, and the realization of these ambitions was intimately connected to the Royal Institution.The environment of the Royal Institution gave him both economic and academic freedom, which are vital scientific innovation, and the realization of his ambitions had a great influence on the developments of the Royal Institution and society at large.Through their achievements, they forged a community of shared destiny, one that embodied the interaction of individual, institutional and social factors.

Key words： Faraday      the Royal Institution      ambition      economic freedom      academic freedom     
Received: 03 March 2018      Published: 22 June 2021
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WANG Luoyin. Between the Ambition and Reality: Michael Faraday and the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Studies in the History of Natural Sciences, 2020, 39(1): 111-123.

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