Presidential Address: The Janus Face of Modernity: Michael Faraday in the Twentieth Century

September 1931 is seen by historians as one of the key months in interwar British history. It was the first full month of the National Government, the month of the Invergordon Mutiny and of Britain being forced off the gold standard. It was also the month when large-scale celebrations were held to m...

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Published in:The British journal for the history of science 2008-12, Vol.41 (4), p.477-516
Main Author: James, Frank A. J. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Broadcasting industry
Celebrations
Chemicals industries
Electrical engineering
Electricity
Electromagnetism
electronics
electrotechnology
Finance committees
History of science and technology
Industrial engineering
Museum exhibits
Physical sciences and techniques
Physics
Trade shows
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Summary:September 1931 is seen by historians as one of the key months in interwar British history. It was the first full month of the National Government, the month of the Invergordon Mutiny and of Britain being forced off the gold standard. It was also the month when large-scale celebrations were held to mark the centenary of the discovery of electromagnetic induction by Michael Faraday. This address discusses the specific events of celebrating Faraday and its consequences; it is framed in relation to, and in some instances directly linked with, the crises of that month and some of the consequences of the Great War, especially the growth of the corporate and coordinated state and the rise of modernity.
ISSN:0007-0874
1474-001X
DOI:10.1017/S000708740800126X