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Events on Monday 3 September 1821 1
1821Faraday discovers electromagnetic rotationFirst demonstration of continuous electric motion from electromagnetismMichael Faraday built a device in which a current-carrying wire rotated continuously around a magnet, the first demonstration of converting electrical energy into mechanical motion. The discovery laid groundwork for the later invention of the electric motor.