Michael Faraday was born 225 years (and one day!) ago, on 22 September 1791. Faraday is an important name at the IET, and besides the statue outside Savoy Place, and the rooms, awards and events named after him, there are resources on Faraday's life and work in the Archives section of the IET website.


The IET Archives also holds a world-class collection of Faraday's correspondence and personal notebooks, presented to the then Institution of Electrical Engineers by his family. This collection includes Faraday's diary and commonplace book, as well as correspondence with notable figures of the day including Charles Dickens. More information can be found on our online catalogue. 


To find out more about Faraday and the Faraday collections at the IET, visit our Michael Faraday page.